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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
595
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
594
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
312
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
311
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
279
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
153
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
138
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
112
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Venezuela
2 Families width 16 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
7 Genera with 16 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1933Box crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
16 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa cinerea Holthuis, 1958
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa laraensis Van Straelen, 1933
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933Nodose box crab
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed box crab

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Venezuela
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
5
13
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