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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
251
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
156
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
33
142
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
114
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
9
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
1 Family width 27 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
9 Genera with 27 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 20069SpeciesTaxom
Psygmophthalmus Schweitzer, ..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
27 Species
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819Spiny-handed Portunus
Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871Crevice sculling crab
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Necronectes collinsi C. E. Schwei..., 2006
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) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Portunus depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859
Portunus yaucoensis C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Psygmophthalmus lares C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Scylla costata M. J. Rathbun, 1919

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
9
27
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