Invertebrateverified

Callinectes ornatus

Ordway, 1863

Ornate Blue Crab

Also known as: Shelligs, Ornate Crab, Shelling Crab

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Portunidae

Other species in Portunidae

Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii

Spiny Hands

Achelous sebae

Four-Eyed Swimming Crab

Callinectes bocourti

Blunt-Tooth Swimming Crab

Achelous tumidulus

Crevice Sculling Crab

Achelous anceps

Delicate Swimming Crab

Callinectes marginatus

Marbled Swimcrab

Callinectes sapidus

American Blue Crab

Laleonectes vocans