Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 72
189
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 37
116
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 32
109
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 24
88
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 1
7
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Portunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs | 7
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Portuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
| 5
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for US Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for US Virgin Islands
13 Species | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Blunt-tooth swimming crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856 | Rugose swimcrab | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793 | | | Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | |
Links, sources and further information Portuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Portuninae at marinespecies.org
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