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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
133
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
92
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
91
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
72
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
2 Families width 7 Species
Matutidae (De Haan, 1835)5SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
3 Genera with 7 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
7 Species
Ashtoret granulosa Miers, 1877Armed Crab
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret picta Hess, 1865
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Matuta granulosa (Miers, 1877)⇒ Ashtoret granulosa Miers, 1877
Matuta inermis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Izanami inermis Miers, 1884

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
5
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