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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
354
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
353
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
129
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
122
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
105
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
47
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
2 Families width 17 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
9 Genera with 17 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Benthochascon Alcock and A..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19896SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
17 Species
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Benthochascon hemingi Alcock & And..., 1899
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon chuni Macpherson, 1983
Chaceon erytheiae Macpherson, 1984
Chaceon macphersoni Manning & Ho..., 1988
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Chaceon sanctaehelenae Mannig & Hol..., 1989
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Macropipus australis Guinot, 1961
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Ovalipes trimaculatus De Haan, 1833Rowing Crab
Xaiva biguttata Risso, 1816
Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947
Xaiva pulchella MacLeay, 1838

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
11
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