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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
257
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
255
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
75
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
71
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
2 Families width 8 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nova Scotia
8 Genera with 8 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
8 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Nova Scotia
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
7
7
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