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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
142
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
126
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
95
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
2 Families width 11 Species
Matutidae (De Haan, 1835)3SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
4 Genera with 11 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
11 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret picta Hess, 1865
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Matuta lunaris (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
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