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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
127
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
15
54
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
1 Family width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab54SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
15 Genera with 54 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 175810SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Goniosoma A. Milne Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17837SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189917SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achelous granulatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) amboinensis Leene, 1938Ambon Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) straba
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) acutifrons De Man, 1879
Charybdis feriatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Goniosoma sexdentatum (De Man, 1879)⇒ Charybdis amboinensis Leene, 1938
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Lupocycloporus laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849Rounded Swimming Crab
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Neptunus (Amphitrite) argentatus (A Milne Edwards, 1861)⇒ Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Neptunus (Hellenus) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Neptunus euglyphus (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Portunus euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) reticulatus Herbst, 1799
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita chaptali Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita dakini (Montgomerey, 1931)⇒ Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita exetastica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita investigatoris (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931Swimming Crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita poissoni Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita starobogatovi Tien, 1969
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
15
54
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