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Callinectes
Taxonomy
Callinectes was named by Stimpson (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Callinectes sapidus.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Portunidae by Stimpson (1860), Rathbun (1918), Rathbun (1926), Rathbun (1935), Feldmann et al. (2003) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); and to Portuninae by Feldmann and Wilson (1988), Karasawa et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017) and Schweitzer et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Portunidae by Stimpson (1860), Rathbun (1918), Rathbun (1926), Rathbun (1935), Feldmann et al. (2003) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); and to Portuninae by Feldmann and Wilson (1988), Karasawa et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017) and Schweitzer et al. (2021).
Species
C. alabamensis, C. bellicosus, C. bellicosusdup, C. declivis, C. jamaicensis, C. paraensis, C. quilonensis, C. reticulatus, C. sapidus (type species), C. toxodes
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Callinectes Stimpson |
| 1918 | Callinectes Rathbun p. 162 |
| 1926 | Callinectes Rathbun p. 75 |
| 1935 | Callinectes Rathbun p. 98 |
| 1988 | Callinectes Feldmann and Wilson p. 482 |
| 2002 | Callinectes Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Callinectes Feldmann et al. p. 152 |
| 2006 | Callinectes Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 61 |
| 2008 | Callinectes Karasawa et al. p. 108 |
| 2010 | Callinectes Schweitzer et al. p. 111 |
| 2017 | Callinectes Luque et al. p. 12 |
| 2021 | Callinectes Schweitzer et al. p. 28 |
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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.
G. Callinectes Stimpson 1860
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†Callinectes alabamensis Rathbun 1935
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson 1862 [warrior swimming crab]
Callinectes bellicosusdup Stimpson 1862
†Callinectes declivis Rathbun 1918
†Callinectes jamaicensis Withers 1924
†Callinectes paraensis Beurlen 1958
†Callinectes quilonensis Verma 1977
†Callinectes reticulatus Rathbun 1918
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Callinectes toxodes Ordway 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available