Potamonautidae | |
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Malagasy freshwater crab (Madagapotamon humberti), Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Superfamily: | Potamoidea |
Family: |
Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 [1] |
Potamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba, Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe and Sherbro Island. [2] It comprises 18 extant genera and 138 extant species. [3] Fossil remains dating from the Late Miocene period have been attributed to the family Potamonautidae. [4]
It comprises the following subfamilies and genera: [3]
Potamonautidae | |
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Malagasy freshwater crab (Madagapotamon humberti), Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Superfamily: | Potamoidea |
Family: |
Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 [1] |
Potamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba, Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe and Sherbro Island. [2] It comprises 18 extant genera and 138 extant species. [3] Fossil remains dating from the Late Miocene period have been attributed to the family Potamonautidae. [4]
It comprises the following subfamilies and genera: [3]