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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
235
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
128
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
120
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
32
93
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
9 Genera with 12 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Carcinides Rathbun, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunites Bell, 1926Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
12 Species
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859Cortez swimming crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunites insculpta M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPodophthalminae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
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