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Checklist for Superfamily Potamoidea Ortmann, 1896
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
53
482
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
2 Families width 8 Species
Potamidae Ortmann, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19704SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
4 Genera with 8 Species
Potamon Savigny, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Potamonemus Cumberlidge ..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
8 Species
Potamon (Geothelphusa) picta von Martens, 1868
Potamon agassizi (Rathbun, 1905)⇒ Austrothelphusa agassizi Rathbun, 1905
Potamon freycineti Rathbun, 1904
Potamonemus asylos Cumberlidge, 1993
Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869African River Crab
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Aubry's Crab
Sudanonautes floweri De Man, 1901Flower's Crab
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Potamoidea with occurrences in Australia
FamilyPotamidae
Ortmann, 1896
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPotamonautidae
Bott, 1970
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Potamoidea at itis.gov
Potamoidea at marinespecies.org