Genus Calappa Weber, 1795
- Calappa Weber, F. 1795. Nomenclator entomologicus secundum entomologian systematicam ill. Fabricii, adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. Chiloni et Hamburgi : C.E. Bohn viii 171 pp. [92] [name placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1964. Opinion 712. Forty-seven genera of Decapod Crustacea: placed on the Official List. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 21: 336–351 [26 November 1964]; gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer granulatus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Latreille, P.A. 1810. Considération Générales sur l'Order Naturel des Animaux Composant les Classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes; avec un Tableau Méthodique de leurs Genres Disposés en Familles. Paris : F. Schoell viii 444 pp. [this work is the subject of Opinions 11 and 136, ICZN, and is on the Official List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature] [422].Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1964. Opinion 712. Forty-seven genera of Decapod Crustacea: placed on the Official List. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 21: 336-351 [26 November 1964]. - Gallus De Haan, W. 1837. Crustacea. 1-243 pls A-J, L-Q, 1-55, circ. tab. 2 in Von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugundi-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850] [70 pl. E] [junior homonym of Gallus Brisson, 1760 (Aves); gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer gallus Herbst, 1803 by absolute tautonymy. - Pistor Gistel, J. 1848. Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere schulen bearbeitet. Stuttgart xvi 216 pp., 32 pls. [viii] [nom. nov. for Gallus De Haan, 1837; gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer gallus Herbst, 1803 by monotypy. - Camara De Haan, W. 1837. Crustacea. 1-243 pls A-J, L-Q, 1-55, circ. tab. 2 in Von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugundi-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850] [69 pl. E] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Calappa fornicatus Fabricius, 1781 by monotypy. - Lophos De Haan, W. 1837. Crustacea. 1-243 pls A-J, L-Q, 1-55, circ. tab. 2 in Von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugundi-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850] [69, pls E, 19 fig.1, 20 fig. 1] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer lophos Herbst, 1785 by absolute tautonymy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Galil, B.S. 1997. Crustacea Decapoda: A revision of the Indo-Pacific species of the genus Calappa Weber, 1795 (Calappidae). pp. 271-335 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 18. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 176: 1-570 [273]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |