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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Virginia Beach (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
73
103
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
73
103
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
59
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
34
51
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia Beach
4 Genera with 4 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Beach
4 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Virginia Beach
SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
3
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