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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
117
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
112
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
53
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
47
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea-Bissau
2 Families width 15 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab14SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea-Bissau
10 Genera with 15 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea-Bissau
15 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
14
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