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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
42
94
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
42
94
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
80
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
51
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
51
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
34
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uruguay
2 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uruguay
5 Genera with 6 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Coenophthalmus A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes sapidus acutidens (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Coenophthalmus tridentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Ovalipes trimaculatus De Haan, 1833Rowing Crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in Uruguay
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
4
5
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