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Checklist for Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region West Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
128
327
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
128
327
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
245
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
243
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
73
231
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
41
144
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
137
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
103
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
7
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
1 Family width 17 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
7 Genera with 17 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18604SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
17 Species
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859Cortez swimming crab
Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930Sharptooth swimcrab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Portunus (Portunus) acuminatus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab

Subnodes of Portunoidea with occurrences in West Mexico
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
7
17
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