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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
528
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
180
527
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
312
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
307
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
85
294
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
179
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
168
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
131
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
9
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
1 Family width 16 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
9 Genera with 16 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
16 Species
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859Cortez swimming crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Necronectes nodosa C. E. Schwei..., 2002
Necronectes nodosus C. Schweitze..., 2002
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Baja California
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
16
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