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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
460
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
455
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
144
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
138
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
134
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
50
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
47
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
38
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
4 Genera with 4 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Portunites Bell, 1926Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
4 Species
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859Cortez swimming crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Portunites triangulum Rathbun, 1926

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
Genus
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