Calappa africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Calappoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Calappoidea

Familia: Calappidae
Genus: Calappa
Species: Calappa africana

Name

Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006:40

Holotype: USNM 268804

Type locality: male (81.2 by 109.7 mm), station 442, Somalia, off northeast coast. 9º33’N 50º59’E, trawled at 70–80m depth, coll. R/V Anton Bruun cruise no 9, 16 December 1964.

References

Primary references

Lai, J.C.Y. & Ng, P.K.L. 2006. A new species of Calappa Weber, 1795 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Calappidae) from East and South Africa. Zootaxa 1358: 39–48. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1358.1.2 Reference page.