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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
204
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
204
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
142
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
142
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
55
125
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
65
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
65
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
41
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
5 Genera with 22 Species
Charybdis De Haan, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
22 Species
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus withersi Glaessner, 1933
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
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