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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Barnstable County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
169
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
96
168
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
33
61
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
59
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
31
56
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
31
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
31
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Barnstable County
2 Genera with 2 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barnstable County
2 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab


Links, sources and further information
Portuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Portuninae at marinespecies.org