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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
127
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
2 Families width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Matutidae De Haan, 183510SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
5 Genera with 20 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1837Box crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 01SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18778SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret miersii Henderson, 1887
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus capellonis Laurie, 1906
Calappa gallus gallus
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cryptosoma granulosum
Matuta laevidactyla (Miers, 1880)⇒ Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798
Matuta lunaris (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775
Matuta miersi
Matuta miersii (Henderson, 1887)⇒ Ashtoret miersii Henderson, 1887
Matuta nictrix
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Matuta victrix Miers, 1877
Mursia minuta Spiridonov &..., 2007

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Calappoidea at artfakta.se
Calappoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Calappoidea at itis.gov
Calappoidea at marinespecies.org