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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
175
450
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
450
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
83
222
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
220
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
73
192
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
99
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
92
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
77
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
2 Families width 18 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab17SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
11 Genera with 18 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
18 Species
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918Florida lady crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab

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

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
17
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