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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region South Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
200
509
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
198
506
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
269
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
264
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
240
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
142
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
126
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
100
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Carolina
2 Families width 19 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab18SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Carolina
9 Genera with 19 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
19 Species
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf 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
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in South Carolina
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
8
18
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