Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 72
189
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 37
116
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 32
109
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 24
88
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 1
7
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Portunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs | 7
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for US Virgin Islands
7 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for US Virgin Islands
18 Species | Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Flat-browed Crab | | Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair Swimming Crab | | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871) | ⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871 | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Blunt-tooth swimming crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856 | Rugose swimcrab | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793 | | | Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833 | | | Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | |
Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
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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