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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
83
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
47
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
6 Genera with 11 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
11 Species
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Neptunus pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883)⇒ Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
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