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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
80
166
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
79
164
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
33
56
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
53
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
31
52
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
41
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
40
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
29
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Atlantic Ocean
2 Families width 11 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Atlantic Ocean
7 Genera with 11 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Atlantic Ocean
11 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Northwest Atlantic Ocean
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
6
10
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