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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Elliott Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Elliott Key
4 Genera with 5 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elliott Key
5 Species
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Elliott Key
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
3
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