Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 136
305
388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
304
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 66
164
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 65
161
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
147
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
101
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 30
90
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 24
76
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 2
8
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Portunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Peninsula
7 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Cape Peninsula
12 Species | Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930 | Florida Swimming Crab | | Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair Swimming Crab | | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871 | Bathyal swimming crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976 | Coarsehand lady crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857 | Delicate swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931 | Sharpoar swimming crab | | Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803 | Blue-spined Swimming Crab | | Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947 | |
Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
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
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