Calappilia Milne Edwards 1873 (box crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Parent taxon: Calappidae according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019

See also Beschin et al. 1994, Beschin et al. 2009, Beschin et al. 2010, Beschin et al. 2013, Beschin et al. 2009, Beschin and de Angeli 2012, Beschin et al. 2012, Beschin et al. 2016, Busulini et al. 2014, Feldmann 1993, Feldmann et al. 1998, Feldmann and Keys 1992, Feldmann et al. 2019, Luque et al. 2017, Müller 1984, Quayle and Collins 1981, Rathbun 1930, Rathbun 1935, Rumsey et al. 2016, Schweitzer et al. 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2007, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002, Stenzel 1934 and Vega et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Acanthocarpus, Bittnerilia, Calappa, Calappella, Calappinae, Carinocalappa, Corallomursia, Corallomursinae, Cryptosoma, Cycloes, Matutinae, Mursia, Mursilata, Mursilia, Mursiopsis, Nantocyclois, Necrocarcininae, Paracorallomursia, Paracyclois, Pseudocorallomursia, Pseudomicippella, Stenodromia, Tavernolesia, Tutus

Subtaxa: Calappilia boehmi Calappilia bonairensis Calappilia borneoensis Calappilia brooksi Calappilia calculosa Calappilia chilensis Calappilia circularis Calappilia dacica Calappilia diglypta Calappilia gableorum Calappilia gemmata Calappilia gorodiskii Calappilia granulosa Calappilia hondoensis Calappilia incisa Calappilia lyrata Calappilia matzkei Calappilia maxwelli Calappilia minuta Calappilia perlata Calappilia perreaulti Calappilia scopuli Calappilia sexdentata Calappilia sitzi Calappilia subovata Calappilia tridentata Calappilia verrucosa Calappilia vicetina

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Type: Calappilia verrucosa

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections), Chile (1), Italy (1), New Zealand (1)

• Oligocene of Hungary (1), United States (6: Mississippi)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Eocene of Hungary (1), Italy (11), Mexico (8), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (5: North Carolina, Texas)

• Paleogene of Mexico (2)

• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 48 collections including 50 occurrences

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