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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
288
1145
2299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
285
1141
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
589
1409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
116
584
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
551
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
317
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
281
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
236
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
2 Families width 19 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
5 Genera with 19 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Izanami Galil & Clark, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
19 Species
Ashtoret granulosa Miers, 1877Armed Crab
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret picta Hess, 1865
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997Box Crab
Calappa undulata Dai & Yang, 1991Undulated Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Izanami curtispina Sakai, 1961
Izanami inermis Miers, 1884
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in West Australia
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
3
7
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