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Calappidae (box crab)
Taxonomy
Calappidae was named by De Haan (1833) [also attributed to de Haan 1833]. It is extant. Its type is Calappa.
It was assigned to Oxystomata by Rathbun (1918) and Rathbun (1926); to Brachyura by Milne-Edwards (1837) and Tiwari et al. (1997); to Heterotremata by Feldmann et al. (1998); to Leucosioidea by Feldmann et al. (2003); to Xanthoidea by Schweitzer (2003); to Eubrachyura by Ahyong et al. (2007); and to Calappoidea by Fraaye and Collins (1987), Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Karasawa (1993), Feldmann (1993), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2000), Vega et al. (2001), Collins et al. (2003), Todd and Collins (2005), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2007), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Rumsey et al. (2016), Luque et al. (2017), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019) and Feldmann et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Oxystomata by Rathbun (1918) and Rathbun (1926); to Brachyura by Milne-Edwards (1837) and Tiwari et al. (1997); to Heterotremata by Feldmann et al. (1998); to Leucosioidea by Feldmann et al. (2003); to Xanthoidea by Schweitzer (2003); to Eubrachyura by Ahyong et al. (2007); and to Calappoidea by Fraaye and Collins (1987), Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Karasawa (1993), Feldmann (1993), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2000), Vega et al. (2001), Collins et al. (2003), Todd and Collins (2005), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2007), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Rumsey et al. (2016), Luque et al. (2017), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019) and Feldmann et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Acanthocarpus, Bittnerilia, Calappa (syn. Aparnocondylus) (type genus), Calappella, Calappilia, Calappinae, Carinocalappa, Corallomursia, Corallomursinae, Cryptosoma, Cycloes, Matutinae, Mursia, Mursilata, Mursilia, Mursiopsis, Nantocyclois, Necrocarcininae, Paracorallomursia, Paracyclois, Pseudocorallomursia, Pseudomicippella (syn. Pseudomicippe), Stenodromia, Tavernolesia, Tutus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1833 | Calappidae De Haan |
| 1837 | Calappidae Milne-Edwards |
| 1918 | Calappidae Rathbun p. 155 |
| 1926 | Calappidae Rathbun p. 78 |
| 1987 | Calappidae Fraaye and Collins p. 549 |
| 1992 | Calappidae Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 33 |
| 1992 | Calappidae Feldmann and Keys p. 10 |
| 1993 | Calappidae Feldmann p. 207 |
| 1993 | Calappidae Karasawa p. 44 |
| 1997 | Calappidae Tiwari et al. p. 128 |
| 1998 | Calappidae Feldmann et al. p. 6 |
| 2000 | Calappidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 232 |
| 2001 | Calappidae Vega et al. p. 937 |
| 2003 | Calappidae Collins et al. p. 200 |
| 2003 | Calappidae Feldmann et al. p. 152 |
| 2003 | Calappidae Schweitzer p. 1110 |
| 2005 | Calappidae Todd and Collins p. 68 |
| 2006 | Calappidae Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1 |
| 2006 | Calappidae Schweitzer et al. p. 117 |
| 2007 | Calappidae Ahyong et al. |
| 2007 | Calappidae Schweitzer et al. p. 3 |
| 2010 | Calappidae Schweitzer et al. p. 82 |
| 2016 | Calappidae Rumsey et al. p. 330 |
| 2017 | Calappidae Luque et al. p. 8 |
| 2019 | Calappidae Feldmann et al. |
| 2019 | Calappidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Calappidae De Haan 1833 [box crab]
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G. Acanthocarpus Stimpson 1870
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†Acanthocarpus obscurus Rathbun 1918
†Acanthocarpus osborni Feldmann et al. 2019
G. †Bittnerilia de Angeli and Garassino 2003
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†Bittnerilia dentata Beschin et al. 2005
†Bittnerilia eocaena Bittner 1883
†Bittnerilia eocaenus Bittner 1883
†Bittnerilia granosa Beschin et al. 2016
†Bittnerilia pentagonalis Beschin et al. 2013
G. Calappa Weber 1795
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†Calappa chungii Hu and Tao 1985
†Calappa costaricana Rathbun 1918
Calappa depressa Miers 1886
†Calappa earlei Withers 1924
Calappa gallus Herbst 1803
Calappa granulata Linnaeus 1758
Calappa granulatus Linnaeus 1758
†Calappa heberti Brocchi 1883
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus 1758
Calappa japonica Ortmann 1892
†Calappa lanensis Rathbun 1926
†Calappa laraensis Van Straelen 1933
†Calappa lienharti Bachmayer 1961
Calappa lophos Herbst 1785
†Calappa madoerensis Van Straelen 1938
†Calappa matzkei Bachmayer 1961
Calappa nitida Holthuis 1958
†Calappa oboui Hu and Tao 1996
†Calappa ocalanus Ross et al. 1964
†Calappa pavimenta Schweitzer et al. 2006
Calappa philargius Linnaeus 1758
†Calappa praelata Lorenthey 1929
†Calappa protopustulosa Noetling 1901
Calappa pustulosa Alcock 1896
†Calappa restricta Milne-Edwards 1873
†Calappa robertsi Ross 1964
†Calappa sahelensis Van Straelen 1936
†Calappa sangiranensis Van Straelen 1938
†Calappa sexaspinosa Morris and Collins 1991
Calappa springeri Rathbun 1931
†Calappa zinsmeisteri Feldmann and Wilson 1988
†Calappa zurcheri Bouvier 1899
Invalid names: Aparnocondylus Ross et al. 1964 [synonym]
G. †Calappilia Milne Edwards 1873
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†Calappilia boehmi Glaessner 1929
†Calappilia bonairensis Van Straelen 1933
†Calappilia borneoensis Van Straelen 1924
†Calappilia brooksi Ross and Scolaro 1964
†Calappilia calculosa Rumsey et al. 2016
†Calappilia chilensis Feldmann et al. 2005
†Calappilia circularis Beurlen 1958
†Calappilia dacica Bittner 1893
†Calappilia diglypta Stenzel 1934
†Calappilia gableorum Feldmann et al. 2019
†Calappilia gemmata Beschin et al. 1994
†Calappilia gorodiskii Remy 1959
†Calappilia granulosa Feldmann et al. 2019
†Calappilia hondoensis Rathbun 1930
†Calappilia incisa Bittner 1886
†Calappilia lyrata Lorenthey and Beurlen 1929
†Calappilia matzkei Bachmayer 1961
†Calappilia maxwelli Feldmann 1993
†Calappilia minuta Beschin et al. 2013
†Calappilia perlata Noetling 1885
†Calappilia perreaulti Feldmann et al. 2019
†Calappilia scopuli Quayle and Collins 1981
†Calappilia sexdentata Milne-Edwards 1876
†Calappilia sitzi Blow and Manning 1996
†Calappilia subovata Beschin et al. 2002
†Calappilia tridentata Beurlen 1939
†Calappilia verrucosa Milne-Edwards 1873
†Calappilia vicetina Fabiani 1910
G. †Corallomursia De Angeli and Ceccon 2014
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†Corallomursia eocaena De Angeli and Ceccon 2014
†Corallomursia pauciornata Beschin et al. 2015
G. Mursia Leach 1823
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Mursia armata De Haan 1837
†Mursia aspina Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
Mursia australiensis Campbell 1971
†Mursia bekenuensis Collins et al. 2003
†Mursia circularis Karasawa 1989
†Mursia creutzbergi Collins and Donovan 2004
†Mursia cristiata Milne Edwards 1837
Mursia curtispina Miers 1886
†Mursia granulosa Collins and Donovan 2002
†Mursia harnicari Hyžný and Schlögl 2011
†Mursia lienharti Bachmayer 1961
†Mursia macdonaldi Rathbun 1918
†Mursia marcusana Rathbun 1926
†Mursia minuta Karasawa 1993
†Mursia obscura Rathbun 1918
Mursia simplex Remy 1960
†Mursia takahashii Imaizumi 1952
†Mursia yaquinensis Rathbun 1926
G. †Mursilata Hu and Tao 1996
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†Mursilata chuangi Hu and Tao 1996
†Mursilata kilmeri Hu 1981
†Mursilata tzengi Hu and Tao 1996
G. Pseudomicippella Schweitzer et al. 2011
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†Pseudomicippella granulosa Pelseneer 1886
Invalid names: Pseudomicippe Pelseneer 1886 [replaced]
G. †Stenodromia Milne-Edwards 1873
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†Stenodromia gibbosa Milne-Edwards 1873
†Stenodromia mainii Allasinaz 1987
Invalid names: Corallomursinae De Angeli and Ceccon 2014 [empty], Matutinae McLeay 1838 [empty], Necrocarcininae Forster 1968 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Collections (193 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands | Calappidae indet. (3123) Pseudomicippe granulosa (138767) | |
| Danian | Netherlands | Calappidae indet. (3122) | |
| Paleogene | Mexico (Baja California) | Calappilia hondoensis, Calappa flammea (133562) | |
| Paleogene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Calappilia hondoensis (133563) | |
| Thanetian | USA (New Jersey) | Calappilia sp. (3113) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | Calappilia scopuli (207595) Corallomursia eocaena (145127) Paracorallomursia medizzai, Pseudocorallomursia barbierii (207470) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Calappilia hondoensis (45693) | |
| Lutetian | Spain (Alicante) | Calappilia scopuli (207104) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | Bittnerilia granosa (146999) Calappilia gemmata (176657) Calappilia incisa, Parthenope eocaena (226615) Calappilia sp., Bittnerilia dentata, Bittnerilia eocaena (207553) Corallomursia eocaena, Corallomursia pauciornata (207556) | |
| Lutetian | Italy (Vicenza) | Bittnerilia dentata, Calappilia subovata (145128) | |
| Lutetian | Hungary | Calappilia dacica (207773) | |
| Lutetian | Spain | Tavernolesia calasanctii (226415) | |
| Lutetian | Italy (Monte Bolca, Verona) | Bittnerilia eocaena (127283) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (Texas) | Calappilia diglypta (142963) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Calappilia hondoensis (56991 58662 58664 58665) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Calappidae indet., Calappilia hondoensis (202297) Calappilia hondoensis (228575) | |
| Middle Eocene | Italy | Calappilia minuta, Nantocyclois eocenicus (207551) | |
| Bartonian | Italy | Calappilia dacica (207786) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Texas) | Calappilia diglypta (43135) | |
| Bartonian | USA (North Carolina) | Calappilia sitzi (7297 7299 191862) | |