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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Pakistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
202
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
86
201
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
148
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
148
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
136
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
41
99
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
97
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
74
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
8
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pakistan
4 Genera with 8 Species
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pakistan
8 Species
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931


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