''Calappilia'' is an extinct

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of box crabs belonging to the family

Calappidae Calappidae is a family of crabs containing 16 genera, of which 7 are only known as fossils: *''Acanthocarpus'' Stimpson, 1871 *'' Calappa'' Weber, 1795 *† '' Calappella'' Rathbun, 1919 *† '' Calappilia'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 *'' Calappula ...

. The

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of the genus is ''Calappilia verrucosa''. Fossils of crabs within this genus have been found in

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, and

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from Paleogene to

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(age range: 55.8 to 15.97 Ma).

Species

Species within this genus include:''Calappilia''
at Fossilworks.org * ''Calappilia bohmi'' * ''Calappilia bonairensis'' Van Straelen 1933 * ''Calappilia borneoensis'' Van Straelen 1924 * ''Calappilia brooksi'' Ross & Scolaro 1964 * ''Calappilia calculosa'' Rumsey, Klompmaker & Portell 2016 * ''Calappilia chilensis'' Feldmann et al. 2005 * ''Calappilia circularis'' Beurlen 1958 * ''Calappilia dacica'' Bittner 1893 * ''Calappilia diglypta'' Stenzel 1934 * ''Calappilia gemmata'' Beschin 1994 * ''Calappilia gorodiskii'' Remy 1959 * ''Calappilia hondoensis'' Rathbun 1930 * ''Calappilia incisa'' Bittner 1886 * ''Calappilia mainii'' Allasinaz 1987 (reassigned by some authors to Stenodromia)A. Busulini, C. Beschin & G. Tessie (2014
A re-evaluation of extinct European crabs referred to the genus ''Calappilia'' A. Milne Edwards in Bouillé, 1873 (Brachyura, Calappidae)
/ref> * ''Calappilia matzkei'' Bachmayer 1962 * ''Calappilia maxwelli'' Feldmann 1993 * ''Calappilia ocalanus'' Ross 1964 * ''Calappilia perlata'' Noetling 1885 * ''Calappilia scopuli'' Quayle and Collins 1981 * ''Calappilia sexdentata'' Milne-Edwards 1876 * ''Calappilia sitzi'' Blow & Manning 1996 * ''Calappilia subovata'' Beschin 2002 * ''Calappilia tridentata'' Beurlen 1939 * ''Calappilia verrucosa'' Milne-Edwards 1873 * ''Calappilia vicetina'' Fabiani 1910

Distribution

Fossils of ''Calappilia'' have been found in: ;Paleogene * Bateque, San Juan and Tepetate Formations,

* Cava Main di Arzignano,

* Vincentown Formation,

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* Castle Hayne Limestone,

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* Stone City Formation,

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* Barton Beds,

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;Miocene * Pirabas Formation,

* Navidad Formation,

References

Calappoidea Paleogene genus first appearances Miocene genus extinctions Eocene animals of Europe Fossils of Italy Fossils of Great Britain Paleogene animals of North America Fossils of Mexico Fossils of New Jersey Fossils of North Carolina Miocene animals of South America Neogene Brazil Fossils of Brazil Neogene Chile Fossils of Chile Fossil taxa described in 1873 Taxa named by Alphonse Milne-Edwards {{Crab-stub