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Checklist for Family Potamidae Ortmann, 1896
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
158
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
125
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
3
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPotamidae
Ortmann, 1896
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 2 Species
Potamon Savigny, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
2 Species
Potamon (Potamonautes) warreni Calman, 1918
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Potamidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyPotaminae
Ortmann, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPotamiscinae
Bott, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Potamidae at gbif.org
Potamidae at irmng.org
Potamidae at itis.gov