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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
57
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
50
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


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


Genera for Sahara
7 Genera with 11 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
11 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Sahara
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