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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Panama (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
702
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
701
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
477
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
472
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
434
1242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
250
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
239
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
38
196
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
16
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Panama
2 Families width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab46SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923)Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Panama
16 Genera with 48 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 186312SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 196910SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achelous affinis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Portunus affinis Faxon, 1893
Achelous angustus Rathbun, 1898Narrow swimming crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous stanfordi Rathbun, 1902Stanford swimming crab
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched 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 exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes pleuriticus (Ordway, 1863)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes reticulatus M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes sapidus acutidens (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax callinectias M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Euphylax maculatus Collins, 2005
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Geryon quinquedens (Smith, 1879)⇒ Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Necronectes proavita M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Necronectes proavitus Rathbun, 1918
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
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 (Portunus) acuminatus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Panama
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
14
46
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