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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1694
5120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
364
1688
5117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
808
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
799
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
742
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
71
426
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
63
398
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
52
330
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
25
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
2 Families width 118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab110SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern South America
25 Genera with 118 Species
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Achelous De Haan, 187115SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 186322SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19898SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Goniosoma A. Milne Edw..., 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lupa Leach, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmoplax Rathbun, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Parafavreina Bronnimann, ..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 187827SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achelous angustus Rathbun, 1898Narrow swimming crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous rufiremus Holthuis, 1959
Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ocellate Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819Spiny-handed Portunus
Achelous stanfordi Rathbun, 1902Stanford swimming crab
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribarians
Arenaeus cribarius Lamarck, 1818
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859Cortez swimming crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes declivis ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes diacanthus Latreille, 1825
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes ferreirai
Callinectes larvatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes maracaiboensis (Taissoun, 1962)⇒ Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Callinectes paraensis ♰ Beurlen, 1958
Callinectes pirabensis
Callinectes reticulares
Callinectes reticulatus ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes sapidus acutidens (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon chuni Macpherson, 1983
Chaceon eldorado Manning & Ho..., 1989
Chaceon fenneri Manning & Ho..., 1984Golden crab
Chaceon linsi Tavares & Pi..., 2011
Chaceon notialis Manning & Ho..., 1989
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Chaceon ramosae Manning, Tav..., 1989
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Cronius bispinosus Miers, 1886
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871Crevice sculling crab
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Euphylax septendentatus ♰ Beurlen, 1958
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Lupa spinimana Stimpson, 1862
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Necronectes tajinensis ♰ F. J. Vega, 1999
Neptunus asper (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Neptunus haitensis
Neptunus sulcatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1879)⇒ Portunus anceps de Saussure, 1857
Ophthalmoplax triambonatus R. Feldmann ..., 2002
Ovalipes (Platyonichus) bipustulatus
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Ovalipes trimaculatus De Haan, 1833Rowing Crab
Parafavreina huaricolcanensis ♰ B. Senowbari..., 1986
Parafavreina thoronetensis
Parafavreina thoronotensis
Polybius henslowii Leach, 1820
Polybius navigator (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portunus (Achelous) angustus (Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Achelous angustus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Achelous) brevimanus (Faxon, 1895)⇒ Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Portunus (Achelous) floridanus (M. J. Rathbun, 1930)⇒ Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930
Portunus (Achelous) iridescens (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Achelous) stanfordi (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Achelous stanfordi Rathbun, 1902
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) rufiremus (Holthuis, 1959)⇒ Achelous rufiremus Holthuis, 1959
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus atecuicitilis
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Portunus diacantha (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Portunus haitensis ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1923
Portunus oblongus ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1920
Portunus pirabaensis Martins-Neto, 2001
Portunus pirabensis Brito, 1971
Portunus spimanus
Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Scylla costata ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1919
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita granosimana Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Northern South America
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
24
110
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