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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
153
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
74
153
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
89
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
89
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
89
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
67
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
64
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
50
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
9
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aldabra Atoll
1 Family width 13 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aldabra Atoll
9 Genera with 13 Species
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aldabra Atoll
13 Species
Catoptrus inaequalis Rathbun, 1906
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lupocyclus inaequalis Walker, 1887
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Aldabra Atoll
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Portunoidea at artfakta.se
Portunoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Portunoidea at dyntaxa.se
Portunoidea at itis.gov
Portunoidea at marinespecies.org