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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
331
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
184
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
167
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
132
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
17
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
1 Family width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
17 Genera with 48 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 19378SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 19242SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 196221SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus rathbunae Serène, 1966
Charybdis (Charybdis) anisodon De Haan, 1850
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) edwardsi (Leene & Buit..., 1949)⇒ Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Libystes villosus Rathbun, 1924
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita integra integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudospinifera Crosnier, 1975
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Comoro Islands
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
48
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