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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
189
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
116
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
109
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
88
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for US Virgin Islands
2 Families width 10 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Genera for US Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 10 Species
Calappa Weber, 1958Box crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
10 Species
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa cinerea Holthuis, 1958
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Hepatus princeps Herbst, 1794
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
2
2
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