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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
150
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
144
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
112
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
7
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
1 Family width 27 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
7 Genera with 27 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18196SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18607SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
27 Species
Achelous angustus Rathbun, 1898Narrow swimming crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819Spiny-handed Portunus
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 declivis M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes diacanthus Latreille, 1825
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
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 robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Portunus (Achelous) brevimanus (Faxon, 1895)⇒ Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Portunus (Achelous) iridescens (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) acuminatus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
7
27
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