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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
283
1069
2864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
281
1067
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
612
2065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
606
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
564
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
319
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
52
298
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
245
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
16
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
2 Families width 67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab64SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923)Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
16 Genera with 67 Species
Achelous De Haan, 186014SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 186315SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 187817SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achelous affinis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Portunus affinis Faxon, 1893
Achelous angustus Rathbun, 1898Narrow swimming crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ocellate Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819Spiny-handed Portunus
Achelous stanfordi Rathbun, 1902Stanford swimming crab
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Arenaeus bidens (Smith, 1869)⇒ Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes declivis M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes diacanthus Latreille, 1825
Callinectes dubia (Kingsley, 1879)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes nitidus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1879)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes pleuriticus (Ordway, 1863)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes reticulatus M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes sapidus acutidens (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax callinectias M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Euphylax fortis M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Euphylax maculatus Collins, 2005
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Geryon quinquedens (Smith, 1879)⇒ Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Necronectes proavita M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Necronectes proavitus Rathbun, 1918
Neptunus marginatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunus (Achelous) brevimanus (Faxon, 1895)⇒ Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Portunus (Achelous) floridanus (M. J. Rathbun, 1930)⇒ Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930
Portunus (Achelous) iridescens (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) acuminatus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus bahamensis Rathbun, 1930
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
14
64
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