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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
189
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
185
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
167
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
96
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
90
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
69
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicaragua
1 Family width 20 Species
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
6 Genera with 20 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19695SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
20 Species
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819Spiny-handed Portunus
Arenaeus bidens (Smith, 1869)⇒ Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes dubia (Kingsley, 1879)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Portunus (Achelous) floridanus (M. J. Rathbun, 1930)⇒ Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Nicaragua
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
6
20
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