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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
151
346
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
345
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
160
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
154
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
134
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
56
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
54
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
40
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
2 Families width 12 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
7 Genera with 12 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
12 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884

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

Taxom

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