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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
167
374
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
167
374
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
84
231
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
83
224
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
199
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
101
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
94
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
80
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
2 Families width 17 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab16SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
11 Genera with 17 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17774SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 18161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
17 Species
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Xaiva biguttata Risso, 1816

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Cape Verde
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
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