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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
99
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
99
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
59
141
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
141
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
55
121
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
62
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
56
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
40
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
8
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
6 Genera with 18 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18788SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
18 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Portunus tenuis Rathbun, 1919
Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Scylla costata ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1919


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