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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
129
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
127
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
111
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
60
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
45
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
6 Genera with 9 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
9 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Gabon
SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
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