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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
274
788
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
786
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
101
287
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
100
283
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
93
257
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
147
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
142
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
112
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
10 Genera with 20 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coenophthalmus A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Proterocarcinus Feldmann, Ca..., 19953SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes sapidus acutidens (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Coenophthalmus tridentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Ovalipes trimaculatus De Haan, 1833Rowing Crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Proterocarcinus corsolini S. Casadio, 2004
Proterocarcinus latus ♰ M.F. Glaessner, 1933
Proterocarcinus lophos ♰ R. M. Feldmann, 1995
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodophthalminae
Dana, 1851
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
2
Genera
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