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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
97
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
91
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
75
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Angola
12 Genera with 20 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achelous hastatus Linnaeus, 1767Portunus Hastatus
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes diacanthus africanus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1879)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Macropipus australis Guinot, 1961
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Angola
SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Portunidae at artfakta.se
Portunidae at biodiversity.org.au
Portunidae at dyntaxa.se
Portunidae at gbif.org
Portunidae at irmng.org
Portunidae at itis.gov
Portunidae at marinespecies.org