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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tropical Eastern Pacific (Northeast Pacific)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
340
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
337
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
305
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
72
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
68
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
48
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tropical Eastern Pacific
2 Families width 8 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tropical Eastern Pacific
5 Genera with 8 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tropical Eastern Pacific
8 Species
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859Cortez swimming crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon bicolor Manning & Ho..., 1989Eastern Crystal Crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Tropical Eastern Pacific
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
4
7
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