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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tahiti (Society Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
70
150
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
70
150
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
54
123
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
123
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
119
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
66
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
64
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
45
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tahiti
1 Family width 12 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tahiti
5 Genera with 12 Species
Caphyra Guérin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18617SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tahiti
12 Species
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906
Thalamita exetastica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002Orange-legged Swimming Crab
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Tahiti
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
5
12
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