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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
926
2026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
264
923
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
509
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
115
504
1251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
107
462
1139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
52
266
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
235
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
191
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
21
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
3 Families width 60 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab55SpeciesTaxom
Carcineretidae Beurlen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923)Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
21 Genera with 60 Species
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Achelous De Haan, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 186311SpeciesTaxom
Carcineretes Withers, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cavoportunus Nguyen & Ng, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18793SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 200618SpeciesTaxom
Proterocarcinus Feldmann, Ca..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoachelous Portell & Co..., 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Psygmophthalmus Schweitzer, ..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
60 Species
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ocellate Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819Spiny-handed Portunus
Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes superba (Costa, 1853)⇒ Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes diacanthus Latreille, 1825
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes larvatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes toxodes Ordway, 1863
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Callinectes tumidus (Ordway, 1863)⇒ Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856
Carcineretes woolacotti Withers, 1922
Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon fenneri Manning & Ho..., 1984Golden crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871Crevice sculling crab
Euphylax domingensis ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1919
Euphylax fortispinosus Collins & al., 2001
Geryon quinquedens (Smith, 1879)⇒ Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Necronectes collinsi ♰ C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Portunus depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859
Portunus haitensis ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1923
Portunus menestho Herbst, 1803
Portunus oahuensis (Edmondson, 1954)⇒ Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Portunus tenuis Rathbun, 1919
Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Portunus yaucoensis ♰ C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Proterocarcinus navidad R. M. Feldmann, 2005
Psygmophthalmus lares ♰ C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab
Scylla costata ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1919

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Greater Antilles
FamilyCarcineretidae ♰
Beurlen, 1930
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
18
55
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