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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
65
119
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
65
119
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
94
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
94
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Thomas
1 Family width 11 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Thomas
6 Genera with 11 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18794SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Thomas
11 Species
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Euphylax fortispinosus Collins & al., 2001
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in St. Thomas
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
6
11
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