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Family: Calappidae box crabs



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50 species (see list below)
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Acanthocarpus alexandri
[Gladiator box crab]
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Acanthocarpus bispinosus
[Twospine box crab]
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Calappa bicornis
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Calappa bilineata
[]

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm CW
Calappa calappa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Calappa calappa
[Giant box crab]
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Calappa capellonis
[]
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Calappa cinerea
[]
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Calappa clypeata
[]
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Calappa convexa
[Shame faced crab]
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Calappa flammea
[Flame box crab]
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Max. Length 6 cm CL
 
Calappa galloides
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm CL
Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)

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Calappa gallus
[Rough box crab]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 10 cm CL
Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Calappa granulata
[Shamefaced crab]

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm CW
Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Calappa hepatica
[Reef box crab]
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Calappa japonica
[]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm CW
Calappa lophos (Herbst, 1785)

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Calappa lophos
[Common box crab]
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Calappa nitida
[Ornamented boxcrab]
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Calappa ocellata
[Ocellated box crab]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.6 cm CL
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851

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Calappa pelii
[Spiny box crab]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm CW
Calappa philargius (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Calappa philargius
[Spectacled box crab]
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Calappa pokipoki
[]
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Max. Length 10.8 cm CW
 
Calappa rubroguttata
[Spotted box crab]
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Calappa sebastieni
[]
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Calappa sulcata
[Yellow box crab]
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Calappa tortugae
[]
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Calappa torulosa
[]
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Calappa woodmasoni
[]
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Calappula saussurei
[Small arched box crab]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm CW
 
Cryptosoma bairdii
[Shameface heart crab]
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Cryptosoma balguerii
[]
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Cycloes granulosa
[]
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Cycloes marisrubri
[Wingless box crab]
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Cyclozodion angustum
[Nodose box crab]
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Cyclozodion tuberatum
[]
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Max. Length 11.5 cm CW
 
Matuta planipes
[Flower moon crab]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Matuta victor
[Common moon crab]
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Mursia armata
[]
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Mursia aspera
[]
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Mursia australiensis
[]
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Mursia bicristimana
[]
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Mursia hawaiiensis
[]
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Mursia longispina
[]
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Mursia microspina
[]
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Mursia musorstomia
[]
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Mursia poupini
[]
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Mursia spinimanus
[]
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Mursia spiridonovi
[]
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Mursia trispinosa
[]
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CL
 
Paracyclois atlantis
[]
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Platymera gaudichaudii
[Armed box crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocarpus alexandri Gladiator box crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Acanthocarpus bispinosus Twospine box crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Calappa bicornis Western Atlantic Ocean. 1884
Calappa bilineata Eastern Indian Ocean 2002
Calappa calappa Giant box crab Indo-Pacific 13 CW 1758
Calappa capellonis Indo-West Pacific 1906
Calappa cinerea Indo-West Pacific 1958
Calappa clypeata Indo-West Pacific 1903
Calappa convexa Shame faced crab Southeast Pacific 1853
Calappa flammea Flame box crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1794
Calappa galloides Atlantic Ocean. 6 CL 1859
Calappa gallus Rough box crab Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 6 CL 1803
Calappa granulata Shamefaced crab Eastern Atlantic and the 10 CL 1767
Calappa hepatica Reef box crab Indo-Pacific 8 CW 1758
Calappa japonica Indo-Pacific 1892
Calappa lophos Common box crab Indo-Pacific 10 CW 1785
Calappa nitida Ornamented boxcrab To be filled. 1958
Calappa ocellata Ocellated box crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1958
Calappa pelii Spiny box crab Eastern Atlantic 7.6 CL 1851
Calappa philargius Spectacled box crab Indo-Pacific. 12 CW 1758
Calappa pokipoki Indo-Pacific. 2000
Calappa rubroguttata Spotted box crab Eastern Atlantic 10.8 CW 1851
Calappa sebastieni Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Calappa sulcata Yellow box crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1898
Calappa tortugae Western Atlantic Ocean. 1933
Calappa torulosa Western Atlantic Ocean. 1997
Calappa woodmasoni Western Central Pacific 1896
Calappula saussurei Small arched box crab To be filled. 1898
Cryptosoma bairdii Shameface heart crab Eastern Pacific and South 5.5 CW 1860
Cryptosoma balguerii Western Atlantic Ocean. 1867
Cycloes granulosa Indo-West Pacific. 1837
Cycloes marisrubri Wingless box crab Indo-Pacific. 1996
Cyclozodion angustum Nodose box crab Southwest Atlantic 1880
Cyclozodion tuberatum Western Central Atlantic. 1989
Matuta planipes Flower moon crab Indo-West Pacific and Atl 11.5 CW 1798
Matuta victor Common moon crab Indo-Pacific 5 CW 1781
Mursia armata Western Pacific 1837
Mursia aspera Southeast Pacific 1899
Mursia australiensis Western Central Pacific 1971
Mursia bicristimana Indo-Pacific 1894
Mursia hawaiiensis Eastern Pacific 1893
Mursia longispina Western Central Pacific 1997
Mursia microspina Western Pacific 1989
Mursia musorstomia Western Central Pacific 1993
Mursia poupini Eastern Central Pacific 2001
Mursia spinimanus Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Mursia spiridonovi Eastern Central Pacific 2018
Mursia trispinosa Western Central Pacific 1914
Paracyclois atlantis Western Central Atlantic. 4.6 CL 1939
Platymera gaudichaudii Armed box crab Eastern Pacific. 1837



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