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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
140
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
136
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
106
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
18
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
2 Families width 69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab67SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
18 Genera with 69 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19842SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 193710SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 198113SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 190221SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 20168SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caphyra polita Heller, 1861
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon erytheiae Macpherson, 1984
Charybdis (Charybdis) acutidens Türkay, 1986
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis Leene, 1938
Charybdis omanensis septentrionalis Türkay & Spi..., 2006
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1937
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens giardi Nobili, 1905Swimming Crab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Portunus (Xiphonectes) acerbiterminalis (Stephenson &..., 1967)⇒ Portunus arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Scylla michelini A. Milne-Edw..., 1860
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita iranica Stephensen, 1946
Thalamita malaccensis Gordon, 1938
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita murinae Zarenkov, 1971
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002Orange-legged Swimming Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita rubridens Apel & Spiri..., 1998
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita spiceri Edmondson, 1954
Thalamita tenuipes (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803
Thalamitoides spinigera Nobili, 1906
Xiphonectes arabicus Nobili, 1905
Xiphonectes guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957
Xiphonectes stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Xiphonectes tuerkayi Spiridonov, 2016

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
17
67
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