WoRMS taxon details
Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
107268 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107268)
accepted
Species
Calappa rissoana Pastore, 1996 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calappa rosea Jarocki, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1996 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calappa turkayana Pastore, 1996 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Calappa webbiana Holthuis, 1977 · unaccepted > unavailable name (Risso manuscript name introduced...)
Risso manuscript name introduced in syonymy
Calappa webbii Risso, 1844 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Calappe granulata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of genus name)
Cancer granulata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer granulata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
[request]
[request]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107268 on 2026-09-16
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Calappa webbiana Holthuis, 1977) Holthuis, L.B. (1977). The Mediterranean decapod and stomatopod Crustacea in A. Risso's published works and manuscripts. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Nice.</em> 5: 37-88. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Calappa rosea Jarocki, 1825) Jarocki, F.P. (1825). Skorupiáki. Crustacea. In: Zoologiia czyli zwiérzetopismo ogólne podlug Náynowszego Systematu. Rzadowéy Jego Cesarsko-Król. Mosci, Warszawie, vol. 5: 1–314, Pls. 1–7. [details]
original description (of Cancer granulata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1996) Pastore, M. (1996). The genus <i>Calappa</i> in the Ionian Sea. <em>Oebalia.</em> 21: 187-196 [volume for 1995; published December 1996]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Calappa rissoana Pastore, 1996) Pastore, M. (1996). The genus <i>Calappa</i> in the Ionian Sea. <em>Oebalia.</em> 21: 187-196 [volume for 1995; published December 1996]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Calappa webbii Risso, 1844) Risso, A. (1844). Nouveau Guide des Étrangers à Nice et Notices sur l'Histoire Civile et Naturelle de Celle Ville. Seconde Édition. Nice: Société Typographique. 228 pp. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Calappa rosea Jarocki, 1825) Jarocki, F.P. (1825). Skorupiáki. Crustacea. In: Zoologiia czyli zwiérzetopismo ogólne podlug Náynowszego Systematu. Rzadowéy Jego Cesarsko-Król. Mosci, Warszawie, vol. 5: 1–314, Pls. 1–7. [details]
original description (of Cancer granulata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1996) Pastore, M. (1996). The genus <i>Calappa</i> in the Ionian Sea. <em>Oebalia.</em> 21: 187-196 [volume for 1995; published December 1996]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Calappa rissoana Pastore, 1996) Pastore, M. (1996). The genus <i>Calappa</i> in the Ionian Sea. <em>Oebalia.</em> 21: 187-196 [volume for 1995; published December 1996]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Calappa webbii Risso, 1844) Risso, A. (1844). Nouveau Guide des Étrangers à Nice et Notices sur l'Histoire Civile et Naturelle de Celle Ville. Seconde Édition. Nice: Société Typographique. 228 pp. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Manning, R.B.; Holthuis, L.B. (1981). West African brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 306: 1-379., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0306.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Innocenti, G.; Fratini, S.; Tiralongo, F.; Natali, C.; Crocetta, F. (2021). The rare <i>Calappa tuerkayana</i> Pastore, 1995 is a juvenile stage of the common <i>Calappa granulata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura: Calappidae). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 293: 9-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2021.04.007 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Tanduo, V.; Innocenti, G.; Fratini, S.; Rizzo, L.; Crocetta, F. (2026). On the fallacy of color discrimination: The rise and fall of a rare and endemic Box Crab (Brachyura: Calappidae). <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 2026(1): 9081531 [1-20]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1155/jzs/9081531 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Innocenti, G.; Fratini, S.; Tiralongo, F.; Natali, C.; Crocetta, F. (2021). The rare <i>Calappa tuerkayana</i> Pastore, 1995 is a juvenile stage of the common <i>Calappa granulata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura: Calappidae). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 293: 9-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2021.04.007 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Tanduo, V.; Innocenti, G.; Fratini, S.; Rizzo, L.; Crocetta, F. (2026). On the fallacy of color discrimination: The rise and fall of a rare and endemic Box Crab (Brachyura: Calappidae). <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 2026(1): 9081531 [1-20]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1155/jzs/9081531 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gërthia shpinëkokërrizore | [details] |
| English | Mediterranean shame-faced crab | [details] |
| German | Rotflecken-SchamkrabbeMittelmeer-SchamkrabbeHahnenkammkrabbe | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Γουρούνα | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (149 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calappa granulata)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Calappa rissoana Pastore, 1996)
To PESI (from synonym Calappa turkayana Pastore, 1996)
To PESI (from synonym Calappa rosea Jarocki, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1996)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (149 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calappa granulata)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Calappa rissoana Pastore, 1996)
To PESI (from synonym Calappa turkayana Pastore, 1996)
To PESI (from synonym Calappa rosea Jarocki, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1996)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
