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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
292
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
285
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
266
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
155
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
149
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
118
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
12 Genera with 23 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Parafavreina Bronnimann, ..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
23 Species
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Neptunus asper (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Ovalipes (Platyonichus) bipustulatus
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Ovalipes trimaculatus De Haan, 1833Rowing Crab
Parafavreina huaricolcanensis B. Senowbari..., 1986
Parafavreina thoronetensis
Parafavreina thoronotensis
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyPodophthalminae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
2
2
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