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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region North Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
179
464
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
178
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
170
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
164
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
93
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
90
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
71
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
15
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Atlantic Ocean
2 Families width 33 Species
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab29SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Atlantic Ocean
15 Genera with 33 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Atlantic Ocean
33 Species
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous hastatus Linnaeus, 1767Portunus Hastatus
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
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
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Geryon longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Macropipus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab
Polybius navigator (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in North Atlantic Ocean
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
13
29
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