(Herbst, 1803)

Zoea [Calappa gallus, Calappa gallus 1, Calappa gallus 2]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 1, but with additional undescribed stages.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 12 First zoeae of Calappidae]:
Rostral spine with 5 - 10 spinules on anterior surface.

Megalopa
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: ?
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.

Larval stages described by Taishaku and Konishi, 1995.

Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Central America, northern South America and Brazil (Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul)
Central Atlantic: Santa Helena Island
Oriental Atlantic: Cape Verde Island to Angola; Red Sea, Persian Gulf
Indo Pacific: Japan.

Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone - 220 m.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Crustacea
Class Malacostraca
Subclass Eumalacostraca
Superorder Eucarida
Order Decapoda
Suborder Pleocyemata
Infraorder Brachyura
Superfamily Calappoidea
Family Calappidae
Genus Calappa
Species Calappa gallus

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)

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