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Portunoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Portunoidea Rafinesque
1992Portunoidea Feldmann and Keys p. 10
1992Portunoidea Karasawa p. 1252
1995Portunoidea Feldmann et al. p. 9
1999Portunoidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 242
1999Portunoidea Vega et al. p. 407
2000Portunoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 37
2002Portunoidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2003Portunoidea Feldmann et al. p. 152
2004Portunoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 100
2006Portunoidea Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 59
2006Portunoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1
2010Portunoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 105
2017Portunoidea Luque et al. p. 12
2018Portunoidea Feldmann et al. p. 579
2019Portunoidea Wolfe et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Portunoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Carcineretidae Beurlen 1930
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G. †Cancrixantho Van Straelen 1934
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†Cancrixantho pyrenaicus Van Straelen 1934
G. †Carcineretes Withers 1922
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†Carcineretes woolacotti Withers 1922
G. †Mascaranada Vega and Feldmann 1991
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†Mascaranada difuntaensis Vega and Feldmann 1991
Fm. Carcinidae MacLeay 1838
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Subfm. Carcininae MacLeay 1838
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G. Carcinus Leach 1814
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Carcinus maenas Linnaeus 1758
†Carcinus minor Rathbun 1926
G. †Cicarnus Karasawa and Fudouji 2000
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†Cicarnus fumiae Karasawa and Fudouji 2000
G. †Miopipus Muller 1984
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†Miopipus pygmeus Brocchi 1883
†Miopipus zovensis Beschin et al. 2016
G. Portumnus Leach 1814
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†Portumnus tricarinatus Lorenthey 1929
G. †Xaiva MacLeay 1838
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†Xaiva bachmayeri Muller 1984
Subfm. Pirimelinae Alcock 1899
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G. †Parapirimela Van Straelen 1937
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†Parapirimela angolensis Van Straelen 1937
G. Pirimela Leach 1816
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†Pirimela lorentheyi Müller 1974
G. †Pliopirimela van Bakel et al. 2003
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†Pliopirimela deconincki van Bakel et al. 2003
G. †Trachypirimela Müller 1974
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†Trachypirimela grippi Müller 1974
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Invalid names: Trachypirimela radula Müller 1974 [synonym]
Subfm. Polybiinae Paulson 1875
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G. †Archaeogeryon Colosi 1924
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†Archaeogeryon corsolini Casadio 2004
†Archaeogeryon fuegianus Colosi 1924
†Archaeogeryon latus Glaessner 1933
†Archaeogeryon lophos Feldmann et al. 1995
†Archaeogeryon lophosdup Feldmann 1995
†Archaeogeryon navidad Feldmann 2005
Invalid names: Proterocarcinus Feldmann et al. 1995 [synonym]
G. Bathynectes Stimpson 1871
G. Benthochascon Alcock and Anderson 1899
G. †Bericocarcinus De Angeli 2018
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†Bericocarcinus alontensis De Angeli 2018
G. †Boschettia Busulini et al. 2003
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†Boschettia giampietroi Busulini et al. 2003
G. Brusinia Stevcic 1991
G. †Coeloma Milne-Edwards 1865
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Subg. Coeloma (Coeloma) Milne Edwards 1865
Subg. †Coeloma (Paracoeloma) Beurlen 1929
†Coeloma balticum Schluter 1879
†Coeloma bicarinatum Ravn 1904
†Coeloma birsteini Ilyin 2005
†Coeloma credneri Noetling 1881
†Coeloma dentata Woodward 1873
†Coeloma egerense Lorenthey 1929
†Coeloma glabra Woodward 1873
†Coeloma granulosum Milne-Edwards 1881
†Coeloma helmstedtensedup Bachmayer and Mundlos 1968
†Coeloma incarinatum Sorgenfrei 1940
†Coeloma isseli Ristori 1886
†Coeloma latifrons Forster and Mundlos 1982
†Coeloma macoveii Lazarescu 1959
†Coeloma martinezensis Rathbun 1926
†Coeloma rupeliense Stainier 1887
†Coeloma sabatium Ristori 1886
†Coeloma taunicum Von Meyer 1862
†Coeloma vareolata Lorenthey 1898
†Coeloma vigil Milne-Edwards 1865
Invalid names: Litoricola Woodward 1873 [synonym]
G. †Faksecarcinus Schweitzer et al. 2012
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†Faksecarcinus gracilis Jakobsen and Collins 1997
†Faksecarcinus koskobiloensis Klompmaker 2011
G. †Falsiportunites Collins and Jakobsen 2003
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†Falsiportunites longispinosus Collins and Jakobsen 2003
G. †Leiocarcinus Stimpson 1870
G. Liocarcinus Stimpson 1871
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†Liocarcinus atropatanus Aslanova and Dschafarova 1975
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant 1777 [wrinkled swimming crab]
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus 1758 [harbour crab]
†Liocarcinus heintzi Schweitzer and Feldmann 2010
Liocarcinus holsatus Fabricius 1798 [flying crab]
†Liocarcinus kuehni Bachmayer 1953
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach 1816 [marbled swimming crab]
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Invalid names: Portunus musceli Pauca 1929 [synonym]
†Liocarcinus oroszyi Bachmayer 1953
†Liocarcinus praearcuatus Muller 1996
†Liocarcinus priscus Beschin et al. 2016
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach 1816 [dwarf swimming crab]
†Liocarcinus rakosensis Lorenthey 1929
G. †Lovaroides Beschin et al. 2016
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†Lovaroides elegans Beschin et al. 2016
G. Macropipus Prestandrea 1833
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†Macropipus gruneri Bachmayer and Rutsch 1962
†Macropipus ovalipes Secretan 1975
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux 1828 [knobby swimcrab]
G. †Maeandricampus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
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†Maeandricampus americanus Rathbun 1930
†Maeandricampus granuliferum Glaessner 1960
†Maeandricampus granuliferus Glaessner 1960
†Maeandricampus starri Feldmann et al. 2018
†Maeandricampus triangulum Rathbun 1926
G. †Megokkos Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
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†Megokkos alaskensis Rathbun 1926
†Megokkos feldmanni Nyborg et al. 2003
†Megokkos hexagonalis Nagao 1932
†Megokkos macrospinus Schweitzer et al. 2000
G. †Minohellenus Karasawa 1990
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†Minohellenus araucanus Philippi 1887
†Minohellenus araucanusdup Philippi 1887
†Minohellenus inexpressus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
†Minohellenus macrocheilus Kato and Karasawa 1994
†Minohellenus minoensis Karasawa 1990
†Minohellenus sexdentatus Karasawa 1993
Minohellenus umemotoi Karasawa 1993
Invalid names: Imaizumila Karasawa 1993 [synonym], Itoigawaia Karasawa et al. 1992 [synonym]
G. Necora Holthuis 1987
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Necora puber Linnaeus 1767 [velvet crab]
G. †Olicarcinus Beschin and Checchi 2018
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†Olicarcinus trevisani Beschin and Checchi 2018
G. †Ophthalmoplax Rathbun 1935
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†Ophthalmoplax andina Guzmán et al. 2016
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Invalid names: Ophthalmoplax triambonatus Feldmann and Villamil 2002 [synonym]
†Ophthalmoplax minimus Ossó-Morales et al. 2010
†Ophthalmoplax stephensoni Rathbun 1935
G. Parathranites Miers 1886
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†Parathranites shibatai Karasawa 1990
G. Polybius Leach 1820
G. †Pororaria Glaessner 1980
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†Pororaria eocenica Glaessner 1980
G. †Portufuria Collins and Schulz 2005
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†Portufuria enigmatica Collins et al. 2005
G. †Portunites Bell 1858
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†Portunites alaskensis Rathbun 1926
†Portunites angustata Collins et al. 1999
†Portunites eocaenica Lorenthey 1929
†Portunites hoepfneri Moths 2005
†Portunites incertus Bell 1858
†Portunites insculpta Rathbun 1926
†Portunites kattachiensis Karasawa 1992
†Portunites macrospinus Schweitzer et al. 2000
†Portunites nodosa Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
†Portunites rosenfeldi De Angeli and Garassino 2006
†Portunites stintoni Quayle 1984
†Portunites subovata Quayle and Collins 1981
†Portunites sylviae Quayle and Collins 1981
†Portunites triangulum Rathbun 1926
†Portunites vicksburgensis Stenzel 1935
Invalid names: Leiochilus Reuss 1859 [synonym]
Invalid names: Macropipinae Stephenson and Campbell 1960 [synonym]
Subfm. Thiinae Dana 1852
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G. Thia Leach 1816
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†Thia scutellata Fabricius 1793
†Thia simplex Rathbun 1945
Invalid names: Platyonichidae Dana 1851 [synonym]
Fm. †Eogeryonidae Ossó 2021
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G. †Eogeryon Ossó 2021
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†Eogeryon elegius Ossó 2021
Fm. Geryonidae Colosi 1923
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Subfm. Geryoninae Colosi 1924
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G. †Archaeoplax Stimpson 1863
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†Archaeoplax signifera Stimpson 1863
G. Chaceon Manning and Holthuis 1989
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†Chaceon heimertingensis Bachmayer and Wagner 1957
†Chaceon helmstedtense Bachmeyer and Mundlos 1968
†Chaceon marcorilobus Feldmann et al. 2023
†Chaceon matsushitai Kato and Koizumi 2001
†Chaceon miocenicus Fraaije et al. 2005
†Chaceon ottnangensis Bachmayer 1953
†Chaceon peruvianus d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Cancer patagonicus Philippi 1887 [synonym]
†Chaceon quadrata Feldmann et al. 2010
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†Geryon fenneri Manning and Holthuis 1984
†Geryon manningi Feldmann et al. 2010
Subfm. †Ovalipinae Spiridonov 2014
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G. Ovalipes Rathbun 1898
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†Ovalipes formosanus Hu and Tao 1996
†Ovalipes punctatus De Haan 1833
†Ovalipes stephensoni Williams 1976
Invalid names: Anisopus den Haan 1833 [replaced]
G. †Zaraquieyon Manning and Holthuis 1989
Fm. Lithophylacidae Van Straelen 1936
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G. †Branchiocarcinus Vega et al. 1995
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†Branchiocarcinus cornatus Vega et al. 1995
G. †Icriobranchiocarcinus Vega 2018
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G. †Icriocarcinus Bishop 1988
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†Icriocarcinus xestos Bishop 1988
G. †Lithophylax Milne-Edwards and Brocchi 1879
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†Lithophylax trigeri Milne-Edwards and Brocchi 1879
Invalid names: Icriocarcinidae Števčić 2005 [synonym]
Fm. †Longusorbiidae Karasawa et al. 2008
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G. †Binkhorstia Noetling 1881
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†Binkhorstia euglypha Collins et al. 1995
†Binkhorstia ubaghsii Van Binkhorst 1857
G. †Longusorbis Richards 1975
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†Longusorbis cuniculosus Richards 1975
†Longusorbis eutychius Schweitzer et al. 2007
†Longusorbis quadratus Fraaije et al. 2006
G. †Pleolobites Remy 1960
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†Pleolobites erinaceus Remy 1960
Fm. Portunidae Rafinesque 1815 [swimming crab]
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G. †Archaeoportunus Artal et al. 2013
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†Archaeoportunus isabenensis Artal et al. 2013
G. †Carcinides Rathbun 1897
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†Carcinides minor Rathbun 1926
Subfm. Carupinae Paulson 1875
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G. Carupa Dana 1851
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Carupa tenuipes Dana 1852
G. Catoptrus Milne-Edwards 1870
G. †Euronectes Karasawa et al. 2008
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†Euronectes grumiensis Beschin et al. 2001
Euronectes vocans Müller 1993
G. Laleonectes Manning and Chace 1990
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Laleonectes vocans Milne-Edwards 1878
G. Libystes Milne Edwards 1867
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Libystes nitidus Milne-Edwards 1867
Invalid names: Carcinoplacoides Kesling 1958 [synonym]
G. †Neptocarcinus Lorenthey 1898
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†Neptocarcinus dezanchei Beschin et al. 2015
†Neptocarcinus millenaris Lörenthey 1898
†Neptocarcinus millenarusdup Lorenthey 1898
†Neptocarcinus spinosus Lorenthey 1929
G. †Rakosia Muller 1984
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†Rakosia carupoides Müller 1984
†Rakosia grumiensis Beschin et al. 2001
†Rakosia rectifrons Muller 1996
Rakosia vocans Müller 1993
G. Richerellus Crosnier 2003
Invalid names: Atoportuninae Stevcic 2005 [synonym], Catoptrinae Borradaile 1902 [synonym]
G. †Enoplonotus Milne-Edwards 1860
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†Enoplonotus armatus Milne-Edwards 1860
Subfm. Lupocyclinae Paulson 1875
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G. Carupella Lenz 1914
G. Lupocyclus Adams and White 1848
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†Lupocyclus tuberculosus Karasawa 1993
Subfm. Necronectinae Glaessner 1928
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G. †Necronectes Milne-Edwards 1881
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†Necronectes beaumonti Milne Edwards 1864
†Necronectes collinsi Schweitzer et al. 2006
†Necronectes drydeni Rathbun 1935
†Necronectes nodosa Schweitzer et al. 2002
†Necronectes nodosus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
†Necronectes proavita Rathbun 1918
†Necronectes proavitus Rathbun 1918
†Necronectes schafferi Glaessner 1928
†Necronectes summus Collins and Donovan 1995
†Necronectes tajinensis Vega et al. 1999
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Invalid names: Necronectes vaughani Rathbun 1935 [synonym]
†Necronectes vidalianus Milne-Edwards 1881
Invalid names: Gatunia Rathbun 1918 [synonym], Necronectes iranensis Toraby and Yazdi 2002 [nomen nudum]
G. Sanquerus Manning 1989
G. Scylla De Haan 1833
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†Scylla costata Rathbun 1919
†Scylla floridana Rathbun 1935
†Scylla hassiaca Ebert 1887
†Scylla laevis Bohm 1922
†Scylla marianae Hu and Tao 1996
†Scylla michelini Milne-Edwards 1860
†Scylla molassica Studer 1898
†Scylla ozawai Glaessner 1933
Scylla serrata Forskål 1775
Scylla serratus Forskål 1775
†Scylla sindensis Stoliczka 1871
G. †Neptunus de Haan 1839
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†Neptunus monspeliensis Milne Edwards 1860
Subfm. Podophthalminae Dana 1851
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G. Euphylax Stimpson 1862
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†Euphylax callinecias Rathbun 1918
†Euphylax callinectias Rathbun 1918
†Euphylax domingensis Rathbun 1919
Euphylax dovii Stimpson 1860
†Euphylax fortis Rathbun 1918
†Euphylax fortispinosus Collins et al. 2001
†Euphylax maculatus Collins 2005
†Euphylax septendentatus Beurlen 1958
G. †Paraeuphylax Varela and Schweitzer 2011
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†Paraeuphylax cubaensis Varela and Schweitzer 2011
G. †Pheophthalmus Feldmann et al. 2010
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†Pheophthalmus mochaensis Feldmann et al. 2010
G. Podophthalmus Lamarck 1801
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†Podophthalmus buchii Reuss 1845
†Podophthalmus defrancei Desmarest 1822
†Podophthalmus domingensis Rathbun 1919
†Podophthalmus fusiformis Morris and Collins 1991
†Podophthalmus taiwanicus Hu and Tao 1985
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius 1798 [periscope crab]
G. †Psygmophthalmus Schweitzer et al. 2006
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†Psygmophthalmus lares Schweitzer et al. 2006
G. †Sandomingia Rathbun 1919
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†Sandomingia yaquiensis Rathbun 1919
G. †Saratunus Collins et al. 2003
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†Saratunus karasawai Collins et al. 2003
†Saratunus longiorbis Collins et al. 2003
G. †Viaophthalmus Karasawa et al. 2008
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Subfm. Portuninae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Acanthoportunus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
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Acanthoportunus buchanani Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
G. Achelous De Haan 1833
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Achelous gibbesii Stimpson 1862
†Achelous obtusus Milne Edwards 1860
Achelous sebae Milne-Edwards 1834
Achelous spinimanus Latreille 1819
G. Arenaeus Dana 1851
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Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck 1818 [speckled swimming crab]
G. Callinectes Stimpson 1860
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†Callinectes alabamensis Rathbun 1935
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson 1862 [warrior swimming crab]
†Callinectes declivis Rathbun 1918
†Callinectes jamaicensis Withers 1924
†Callinectes paraensis Beurlen 1958
†Callinectes reticulatus Rathbun 1918
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Callinectes toxodes Ordway 1863
G. †Colneptunus Lorenthey 1929
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†Colneptunus dalloni Van Straelen 1930
†Colneptunus hungaricus Lörenthey 1898
Invalid names: Allogoneplax Van Straelen 1930 [synonym], Gonioneptunites Via 1959 [objective synonym]
G. Portunus Weber 1795
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Subg. †Portunus (Lupocycloporus) Alcock 1899
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Invalid names: Amphitrite De Haan 1833 [synonym]
Subg. †Portunus (Monomia) Gistel 1848
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Subg. †Portunus (Portunus) Weber 1795
Portunus alphonsei Karasawa et al. 2008
†Portunus arcuatus Milne Edwards 1860
†Portunus arcuatusdup Milne-Edwards 1860
†Portunus atecuicitlis Vega 1999
†Portunus brouweri Van Straelen 1924
†Portunus delgadoi Fontannes 1884
†Portunus edwardsi Sismonda 1861
†Portunus gabbi Rathbun 1919
†Portunus gallicus Milne-Edwards 1873
†Portunus haitensis Rathbun 1923
Portunus hastatus Linnaeus 1767
†Portunus incertus Milne Edwards 1860
†Portunus incertusdup Milne-Edwards 1860
†Portunus jurensis Étallon 1859
†Portunus kisslingi Studer 1892
†Portunus kochi Bittner 1893
†Portunus krambergeri Bittner 1893
†Portunus larteti Milne Edwards 1860
†Portunus levigatus Rathbun 1945
†Portunus miocaenicus Muller 1984
†Portunus miyaku Karasawa and Nobuhara 2008
†Portunus monspeliensis Milne Edwards 1860
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Invalid names: Neptunus granulatus Milne-Edwards 1861 [synonym]
†Portunus neogenicus Müller 1978
†Portunus oblongus Rathbun 1920
†Portunus obtusus Milne-Edwards 1860
†Portunus obvallatus Morris and Collins 1991
†Portunus oligocenicus Paucǎ 1929
Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus 1758
†Portunus pirabaensis Martins-Neto 2001
†Portunus pusillinus Secrétan 1971
†Portunus radobojanus Bittner 1884
†Portunus regulensis Van Straelen 1939
†Portunus ristorii Karasawa et al. 2008
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Invalid names: Neptunus convexus Ristori 1886 [replaced]
†Portunus rudianus Costa 1850
†Portunus sijuensis Satsangi and Parida 1980
Portunus spinimanus Latreille 1819
†Portunus stenaspis Bittner 1884
†Portunus straeleni Via 1948
†Portunus suessi Bittner 1875
†Portunus suessidup Bittner 1875
†Portunus tenuis Rathbun 1919
†Portunus thalae Macarovici 1970
†Portunus tongfai Hu 1981
†Portunus vectensis Carter 1898
†Portunus viai Secretan 1971
†Portunus vicentinus Milne Edwards 1860
†Portunus vicentinusdup Milne-Edwards 1860
†Portunus withersi Glaessner 1933
†Portunus woodwardi Morris and Collins 1991
†Portunus wynneanus Stoliczka 1871
†Portunus xantusii Stimpson 1860
†Portunus yaucoensis Schweitzer et al. 2006
Invalid names: Lupa Leach 1814 [objective synonym]
G. †Pseudoachelous Portell and Collins 2004
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†Pseudoachelous schindleri Portell and Collins 2004
G. Rathbunites Schweitzer et al. 2011
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†Rathbunites pentaspinosa Collins 2009
Invalid names: Rathbunella Collins 2009 [replaced]
Subfm. †Thalamitinae Paulson 1875
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G. Charybdis De Haan 1833
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Subg. Charybdis (Charybdis) De Hann 1833
†Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata bruneiensis Morris and Collins 1991
Subg. †Charybdis (Goniosupradens) Leene 1939
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Charybdis acuta Milne-Edwards 1869
Charybdis annulata Fabricius 1798
†Charybdis antiqua Milne-Edwards 1861
†Charybdis antiquadup Milne-Edwards 1860
†Charybdis arabica Woodward 1905
Charybdis bimaculata Miers 1886 [two-spot swimming crab]
Charybdis feriata Linnaeus 1758 [crucifix crab]
†Charybdis fijiensis Rathbun 1945
†Charybdis fragilis Müller 1978
†Charybdis fragillis Muller 1978
†Charybdis gigantica Hu and Tao 1996
Charybdis granulata De Haan 1833
†Charybdis hoffmeisteri Rathbun 1945
Charybdis japonica Milne-Edwards 1861 [Japanese swimming crab]
†Charybdis kilmeri Hu 1984
†Charybdis leei Hu and Tao 1996
†Charybdis mathiasi Muller 1984
Charybdis miles De Haan 1833 [soldier swimming crab]
†Charybdis minuta Hu and Tao 1996
†Charybdis monsoonis Hu and Tao 1985
†Charybdis obtusa Hu and Tao 1996
†Charybdis preferiata Hu and Tao 1996
†Charybdis shihseihi Hu and Tao 1979
†Charybdis sinhaleya Deraniyagala 1958
G. Cronius Stimpson 1862
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†Cronius obscurus Rathbun 1945
G. †Eocharybdis Beschin et al. 2002
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†Eocharybdis cristata Beschin et al. 2002
†Eocharybdis rugosa Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Gonioinfradens Leene 1938
G. †Lessinithalamita De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
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†Lessinithalamita gioiae De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
G. Lissocarcinus Adams and White 1848
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G. †Mioxaiva Müller 1978
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†Mioxaiva psammophila Müller 1978
G. Thalamita Latreille 1829
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Thalamita admete Herbst 1803
Thalamita crenata Rüppell 1830
†Thalamita fani Hu and Tao 1996
†Thalamita fragilis Müller 1979
Thalamita pleistocenica Hu and Tao 1979
†Thalamita truncatata Hu and Tao 1996
G. Thalamitoides Milne-Edwards 1869
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Thalamitoides quadridens Milne-Edwards 1869
Invalid names: Caphyrinae Paulson 1875 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archaeoportunidae Artal et al. 2013 [synonym], Arenaeinae Dana 1851 [empty], Gatuniidae Rathbun 1918 [synonym], Lupinae Dana 1851 [empty], Psammocarcininae Beurlen 1930 [empty]
Fm. †Psammocarcinidae Berrlen 1930
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G. †Psammocarcinus Milne-Edwards 1860
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†Psammocarcinus hericarti Desmarest 1822
G. †Rhachiosoma Woodward 1871
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†Rhachiosoma bispinosa Woodward 1871
†Rhachiosoma echinata Woodward 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Holocene or 161.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (434 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Portunus jurensis (226086)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax comancheensis (141153)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Italy (Salerno) Portunidae indet. (127349)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax comancheensis (141174 142538 142539)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Carcineretes planetarius (133542)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico Podophthalmus indet. (135795)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico (Tamaulipas) Podophthalmus sp. (133570)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain Eogeryon elegius (226411)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Sarthe) Lithophylax trigeri (139203)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Lithophylax trigeri (97634)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Colombia (Boyaca) Ophthalmoplax brasiliana (228522)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Icriocarcinus xestos (45700)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax stephensoni (142537)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Icriocarcinus xestos (99312)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Colombia (Boyaca) Ophthalmoplax andina (228521)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Morocco Ophthalmoplax minimus (133906 133907)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ophthalmoplax stephensoni (142536)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Canada (British Columbia) Longusorbis cuniculosus (122499)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Ophthalmoplax stephensoni (142531)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Icriocarcinus xestos (133568)