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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Lord Howe Islands (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
143
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
143
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
95
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
95
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
93
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
68
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
66
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
52
85
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 Lord Howe Islands
6 Genera with 14 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18036SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lord Howe Islands
14 Species
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson &..., 1968
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Lord Howe Islands
SubfamilyCaphyrinae
Guérin, 1832
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
7
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