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Potamonautes niloticus
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species:
P. niloticus
Binomial name
Potamonautes niloticus

Potamonautes niloticus is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Nile Basin in Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda. [1] Numerous specimens of P. niloticus are known from Miocene deposits around Lake Albert. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cumberlidge, N. (2016). "Potamonautes niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44535A84352721. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44535A84352721.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Michael Dobson (2004). "Freshwater crabs in Africa". Freshwater Forum. 21: 3–26. Archived from the original ( PDF) on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Potamonautes niloticus
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species:
P. niloticus
Binomial name
Potamonautes niloticus

Potamonautes niloticus is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Nile Basin in Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda. [1] Numerous specimens of P. niloticus are known from Miocene deposits around Lake Albert. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cumberlidge, N. (2016). "Potamonautes niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44535A84352721. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44535A84352721.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Michael Dobson (2004). "Freshwater crabs in Africa". Freshwater Forum. 21: 3–26. Archived from the original ( PDF) on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.



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