Portunidae

Portunidae
Liocarcinus depurator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Portunoidea
Family: Portunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamilies
  • Achelouinae Spiridonov, 2020
  • Carupinae Paul'son, 1875
  • Coelocarcininae Števćić, 1991
  • Lupocyclinae Alcock, 1899
  • Necronectinae Glaessner, 1928
  • Podophthalminae Dana, 1851
  • Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
  • Thalamitinae Paul'son, 1875

Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Its members include many well-known shoreline crabs, such as the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and velvet crab (Necora puber). Two genera in the family are contrastingly named Scylla and Charybdis; the former contains the economically important species black crab (Scylla serrata) and Scylla paramamosain.