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Calappa in life
In life — Typical Box Crabs, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ondřej Radosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ondřej Radosta
BPBM 445Invertebrate Zoology

Calappa

Typical Box Crabs

As recorded: Calappa Weber, 1795

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Calappidae

Locality
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Record type
Preserved specimen
19 Bishop specimens of CalappaSpecies page ›

Calappa observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25,036 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Calappa observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

277-E4, Kattupalli Village, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu 600120, India

(c) Sangeetha Sangeetha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

JQ6X+P46, Mampang, Pancoran Mas, Depok City, West Java 16433, Indonesia

(c) Kalixandrina Yang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

JQ6X+J39, Mampang, Pancoran Mas, Depok City, West Java 16433, Indonesia

(c) Kalixandrina Yang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Monash Rd at Ferrand Street, stop 52, Tarragindi QLD 4121, Australia

(c) Petami, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Holualoa

(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Broward County, US-FL, US

(c) alsu_ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Calappa. BPBM 445. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35675690. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/445.

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