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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Channel Islands (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
130
278
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
129
277
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
125
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
123
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
120
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
57
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
55
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
48
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
7
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Channel Islands
1 Family width 17 Species
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Channel Islands
7 Genera with 17 Species
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18165SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18165SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Channel Islands
17 Species
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab
Polybius henslowii Leach, 1820
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Portunus pusillus (Leach, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Channel Islands
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
7
17
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