Calappa philargius spectacled box crab, Spotted Box Crab

Calappa philargius is commonly referred to as spectacled box crab, Spotted Box Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 10569
AphiaID:: 209500

Scientific:: Calappa philargius
German:: Gefleckte Schamkrabbe
English:: Spectacled Box Crab, Spotted Box Crab

Category:: Krabber

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calappidae (Family) > Calappa (Genus) > philargius (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Australia, Fiji, Indian Ocean, Japan, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 100 Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: 22,3 °F - 29,1 °F (22,3°C - 29,1°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Hermit crabs, Predatory, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Calappa acutispina
Calappa africana
Calappa bicornis
Zwei-Horn-Schamkrabbe
Calappa bilineata
Calappa calappa
Glatte Schamkrabbe, Rot Gepunktete Schamkrabbe, Große Schamkrabbe
Calappa capellonis
Schamkrabbe
Calappa cinerea
Calappa clypeata
Calappa conifera
Calappa convexa
Gewölbte Schamkrabbe
Calappa dumortieri
Calappa flammea
Flammen-Schamkrabbe
Calappa galloides
Schamkrabbe
Calappa gallus
Bucklige Schamkrabbe, Raue Schamkrabbe
Calappa granulata
Mittelmeer-Schamkrabbe, Rotflecken Schamkrabbe
Calappa guerini
Calappa hepatica
Glatte Schamkrabbe, Riff Schamkrabbe
Calappa japonica
Japanische Schamkrabbe
Calappa liaoi
Schamkrabbe
Calappa lophos
Gewöhnliche Schamkrabbe
Calappa monilicanthus
Calappa nitida
Calappa ocellata
Calappa ocularia
Calappa pelii
Calappa philargius
Gefleckte Schamkrabbe
Calappa pokipoki
Calappa pustulosa
Pustel Schamkrabbe
Calappa quadrimaculata
Calappa rosea
Calappa rubroguttata
Calappa sebastieni
Calappa springeri
Calappa sulcata
Gelbe Schamkrabbe
Calappa tortugae
Calappa torulosa
Schamkrabbe
Calappa tuberculata
Calappa tuerkayana
Calappa undulata
Gewellte Schamkrabbe
Calappa woodmasoni
Calappa yamasitae

More related species in this lexicon:

Calappa sp.01
Batman-Schamkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-03-24 20:21:06
Last edit:: 2025-10-08 10:41:31

Info

Calappa philargius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calappa is a genus of crabs known commonly as box crabs or shame-faced crabs.The spectacled box crab Calappa philargius occurs in sandy to slightly muddy substrates, and on the sandy shores near seagrass areas. This species is usually nocturnal.

Calappa philargius eats snails, the pincers are specialised for cracking open snail shells. .

Calappa philargius is a host of the parasites Diplothylacus calappae, Loxothylacus auritus and Sacculina scutigera.

Synonymised names
Calappa cristata Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calappe cristata (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer inconspectus Herbst, 1794 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer philargius Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 12.11.2023.
Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Calappa philargius,Red-spotted box crab, Spectacled box crab,111mm,Banyatan Island, Cebu, Philippines 2016

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