Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 32
73
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 30
70
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 21
45
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Portunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Nigeria
12 Species | Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | Bigfisted swimcrab | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897) | ⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | Gladiator swimcrab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827 | Grey ᾷ crab | | Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904 | | | Neptunus pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883) | ⇒ Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | | Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | | Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851 | |
Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Nigeria
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
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