Portunites is an extinct genus of decapod in the family Polybiidae. There are about 12 described species in Portunites.[1][2]
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| Portunites alaskensis fossil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Polybiidae |
| Genus: | †Portunites Bell, 1858 |
Species edit
These 12 species belong to the genus Portunites:
- † Portunites alaskensis Rathbun, 1926
- † Portunites angustata Collins et al., 1999
- † Portunites eocenica Lorenthey, 1929
- † Portunites hoepfneri Moths, 2005
- † Portunites incerta Bell, 1857
- † Portunites kattachiensis Karasawa, 1992
- † Portunites nodosus Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000
- † Portunites rosenfeldi De Angeli & Garassino, 2006
- † Portunites stintoni Quayle, 1984
- † Portunites sylviae Quayle & Collins, 1981
- † Portunites insculpta Rathbun, 1926
- † Portunites triangulum Rathbun
References edit
- ^ "Portunites". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "The Paleobiology Database, genus Portunites". Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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