Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 32
73
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 30
70
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 21
45
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 12 Species
Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Nigeria
12 Species | Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | Bigfisted swimcrab | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897) | ⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | Gladiator swimcrab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827 | Grey ᾷ crab | | Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904 | | | Neptunus pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883) | ⇒ Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | | Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | | Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851 | |
Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
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
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