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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Comoros (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
60
145
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
60
145
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
108
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
108
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
107
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
61
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
56
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
40
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
10
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoros
10 Genera with 20 Species
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoros
20 Species
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) edwardsi (Leene & Buit..., 1949)⇒ Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Comoros
SubfamilyCaphyrinae
Guérin, 1832
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarupinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
3
13
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