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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region East Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
204
568
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
200
563
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
202
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
197
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
184
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
76
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
75
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
62
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


Genera for East Canada
9 Genera with 17 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18263SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Canada
17 Species
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in East Canada
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
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