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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
420
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
419
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
235
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
133
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
106
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
84
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
1 Family width 24 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
12 Genera with 24 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmoplax Rathbun, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
24 Species
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930Sharptooth swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Catoptrus inaequalis Rathbun, 1906
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ophthalmoplax comancheensis Rathbun, 1935
Ophthalmoplax stephensoni Rathbun, 1935
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918Florida lady crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Texas
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
12
24
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