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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Cook Islands (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
77
160
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
77
160
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
114
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
114
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
41
111
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
72
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
70
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
54
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cook Islands
6 Genera with 14 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook Islands
14 Species
Carupa laeviuscula (Heller, 1862)⇒ Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) erythrodactyla Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Thalamita admeta
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita edwardsi (Borradaile, 1900)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita invicta (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Cook Islands
SubfamilyCaphyrinae
Guérin, 1832
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarupinae
Paul´son, 1875
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
3
11
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