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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
114
204
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
203
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
107
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
57
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mississippi
2 Families width 12 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Carcineretidae Beurlen, 19300SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mississippi
8 Genera with 12 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Branchiocarcinus Vega, Feldma..., 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 03SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
12 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918Florida lady crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus vickburgensis
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Mississippi
FamilyCarcineretidae
Beurlen, 1930
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
7
12
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