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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
256
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
131
256
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
172
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
172
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
160
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
92
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
84
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
68
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
2 Families width 6 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 6 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
6 Species
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Hepatus praecox Collins, Don..., 1996
Hepatus princeps Herbst, 1794
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
2
3
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