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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Faroe Islands (Denmark)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
90
168
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
167
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
35
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
20
33
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Faroe Islands
2 Families width 5 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Faroe Islands
5 Genera with 5 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Faroe Islands
5 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Faroe Islands
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
4
4
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