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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
106
190
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
189
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
85
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
83
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
44
82
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
39
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
38
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
32
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Sea
2 Families width 23 Species
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab21SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Sea
11 Genera with 23 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18276SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17947SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Sea
23 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Geryon tridens (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
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 navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Macropipus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab
Polybius (Polybius) marmoreus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814
Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Polybius dioscurus García-Raso,..., 2024
Polybius henslowii Leach, 1820
Polybius navigator (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777Pennant's Swimming Crab
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in North Sea
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
10
21
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