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Calappa hepatica in life
In life — Common Box Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ondřej Radosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ondřej Radosta
BPBM 880Invertebrate Zoology

Calappa hepatica

Common Box Crab

As recorded: Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Calappidae

Collected by
L.A. Thurston and D. ThaanumDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Locality
Palmyra Atoll
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
Unknown Region
Identified by
P.Ng, Jan, 2000
Record type
Preserved specimen
68 Bishop specimens of Calappa hepaticaSpecies page ›

Calappa hepatica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 519 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

Calappa hepatica observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

(c) sai_yeung_choi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Calappa hepatica observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Australia

(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa hepatica observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Kamehameha Hwy + Opp Hauula Homestead Rd, Hauula, HI 96717, USA

(c) Pedro Sastre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa hepatica observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) amelier988, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa hepatica observed 2026-09-16

2026-09-16

Celebes Sea, North Sulawesi, ID

(c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Calappa hepatica observed 2026-09-12

2026-09-12

Guam, 66010

(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Calappa hepatica. BPBM 880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35673425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/880.

Record sources