Potamonautidae
Potamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabsendemic to Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba, Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe and Sherbro Island.[2]Fossil remains dating from the Late Miocene period have been attributed to the family Potamonautidae.[3]
It comprises the following subfamilies and genera:[1]
LiberonautinaeCumberlidge & Daniels, 2022
- Buea Cumberlidge, Mvogo Ndongo, Clark & Daniels, 2019
- Liberonautes Bott, 1955
- Louisea Cumberlidge, 1994
- Potamonemus Cumberlidge & Clark, 1992
- Sudanonautes Bott, 1955
- Acanthothelphusa Ortmann, 1897
- Arcopotamonautes Bott, 1955
- ErimetopusRathbun, 1894
- Longipotamonautes Bott, 1955
- Maritimonautes Cumberlidge & Daniels, 2022
- Nesonautes Cumberlidge & Daniels, 2022
- Occidensonautes Cumberlidge & Daniels, 2022
- PlatythelphusaA. Milne-Edwards, 1887
- Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838
- Rotundopotamonautes Bott, 1955
- †Tanzanonautes Feldmann, O'Connor, Stevens, Gottfried, Roberts, Ngasala, Rasmusson & Kapilima, 2007
References
- 12Davie, Peter (15 December 2009). "Potamonautidae Bott, 1970". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑Cumberlidge, Neil (January 2008). "Insular species of Afrotropical freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamonautidae and Potamidae) with special reference to Madagascar and the Seychelles"(PDF). Contributions to Zoology. 77 (2): 71–81. doi:10.1163/18759866-07702003.
- ↑Martin, Joel W.; Trautwein, Sandra (2003). "Fossil crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Lothagam". In Leakey, Meave G.; Harris, John M. (eds.). Lothagam: The Dawn of Humanity in Eastern Africa(PDF). Columbia University Press. pp. 67–73. doi:10.7312/leak11870-005. ISBN 978-0-231-50760-8– via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Categories:
- Potamoidea
- Freshwater crustaceans of Africa
- Decapod families
- Potamoidea stubs