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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
83
659
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
75
599
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
59
490
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
14
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
3 Families width 55 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab40SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18718SpeciesTaxom


Genera for World Oceans
14 Genera with 55 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1997Box crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Izanami Galil & Clark, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sakaila Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
55 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret picta Hess, 1865
Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa nitida Holthuis, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Calappa saussurei (Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933Nodose box crab
Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997Box Crab
Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab
Cycloes bairdii (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Hepatus princeps Herbst, 1794
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Izanami inermis Miers, 1884
Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta banksii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Mursia aspera Alfred Willi..., 1899
Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia flamma Galil, 1993
Mursia mcdowelli Manning & Chace, 1990
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916
Osachila semilevis Rathbun, 1916Thinlip jewelbox crab
Osachila stimpsonii Studer, 1883
Osachila tuberosa Stimpson, 1871Thicklip jewelbox crab
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed box crab
Sakaila africana Manning & Ho..., 1981

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
8
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
3
8
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