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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Eastern Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
294
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
293
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
247
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
61
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
54
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
47
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
2 Families width 28 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab23SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
13 Genera with 28 Species
Achelous De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19895SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 19472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
28 Species
Achelous hastatus Linnaeus, 1767Portunus Hastatus
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon erytheiae Macpherson, 1984
Chaceon gordonae Ingle, 1985
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Chaceon mediterraneus Manning & Ho..., 1989
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Polybius navigator (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Xaiva biguttata Risso, 1816
Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Eastern Atlantic Ocean
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
12
23
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