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Potamonautidae

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]

Potamonautidae
Malagasy freshwater crab (Madagapotamon humberti), Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Potamoidea
Family: Potamonautidae
Bott, 1970 [1]

It comprises the following subfamilies and genera:[3]

Deckeniinae Ortmann, 1897
Hydrothelphusinae Bott, 1955
  • Afrithelphusa Bott, 1969
  • Boreas Cumberlidge & von Sternberg, 2002
  • Globonautes Bott, 1959
  • Hydrothelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1872
  • Louisea Cumberlidge, 1994
  • Madagapotamon Bott, 1965
  • Malagasya Cumberlidge & von Sternberg, 2002
  • Marojejy Cumberlidge, Boyko & Harvey, 2002
  • Skelosophusa Ng & Takeda, 1994
Potamonautinae Bott, 1970
  • Erimetopus Rathbun, 1894
  • Foza Dai & Bo, 1994
  • Liberonautes Bott, 1955
  • Platythelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1887
  • Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838
  • Potamonemus Cumberlidge & P. F. Clark, 1992
  • Sudanonautes Bott, 1955
  • TanzanonautesFeldmann et al., 2007

References edit

  1. ^ "Potamonautidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  2. ^ Neil Cumberlidge (2008). . Contributions to Zoology. 77 (2): 71–81. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  3. ^ a b Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
  4. ^ Joel W. Martin & S. Trautwein (2003). "Fossil crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Lothagam". In M. G. Leakey & J. M. Harris (eds.). Lothagam: The Dawn of Humanity in Eastern Africa (PDF). Columbia University Press. pp. 67–73.


potamonautidae, family, freshwater, crabs, endemic, africa, including, islands, madagascar, seychelles, zanzibar, mafia, pemba, bioko, são, tomé, príncipe, sherbro, island, comprises, extant, genera, extant, species, fossil, remains, dating, from, late, miocen. Potamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to Africa including the islands of Madagascar the Seychelles Zanzibar Mafia Pemba Bioko Sao Tome Principe 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 PotamonautidaeMalagasy freshwater crab Madagapotamon humberti Ankarana Reserve MadagascarScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass MalacostracaOrder DecapodaSuborder PleocyemataInfraorder BrachyuraSuperfamily PotamoideaFamily PotamonautidaeBott 1970 1 It comprises the following subfamilies and genera 3 Deckeniinae Ortmann 1897Deckenia Hilgendorf 1869 Seychellum Ng Stevcic amp Pretzmann 1995Hydrothelphusinae Bott 1955Afrithelphusa Bott 1969 Boreas Cumberlidge amp von Sternberg 2002 Globonautes Bott 1959 Hydrothelphusa A Milne Edwards 1872 Louisea Cumberlidge 1994 Madagapotamon Bott 1965 Malagasya Cumberlidge amp von Sternberg 2002 Marojejy Cumberlidge Boyko amp Harvey 2002 Skelosophusa Ng amp Takeda 1994Potamonautinae Bott 1970Erimetopus Rathbun 1894 Foza Dai amp Bo 1994 Liberonautes Bott 1955 Platythelphusa A Milne Edwards 1887 Potamonautes MacLeay 1838 Potamonemus Cumberlidge amp P F Clark 1992 Sudanonautes Bott 1955 Tanzanonautes Feldmann et al 2007References edit Potamonautidae Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved January 21 2009 Neil Cumberlidge 2008 Insular species of Afrotropical freshwater crabs Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Potamonautidae and Potamidae with special reference to Madagascar and the Seychelles Contributions to Zoology 77 2 71 81 Archived from the original on 2012 02 17 Retrieved 2009 01 21 a b Sammy De Grave N Dean Pentcheff Shane T Ahyong et al 2009 A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans PDF Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl 21 1 109 Joel W Martin amp S Trautwein 2003 Fossil crabs Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura from Lothagam In M G Leakey amp J M Harris eds Lothagam The Dawn of Humanity in Eastern Africa PDF Columbia University Press pp 67 73 nbsp This crab article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Potamonautidae amp oldid 1182024861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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