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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cook Shire (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
170
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
170
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
114
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
114
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
101
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
56
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
56
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
46
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
11
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cook Shire
4 Genera with 7 Species
Monomia Gistl, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook Shire
7 Species
Monomia rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Portunus (Monomia) rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) rugosus A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Scylla olivacea Herbst, 1796Orange Mud Crab
Xiphonectes rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861


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