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Checklist for Superfamily Potamoidea Ortmann, 1896
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
14
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
6
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
6
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
6
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Botswana
2 Families width 3 Species
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)2SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
2 Genera with 3 Species
Potamon Savigny, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
3 Species
Potamon dubius
Potamon prolatus (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Esanthelphusa prolatus Rathbun, 1902
Potamonautes bayonianus Brito Capello, 1864

Subnodes of Potamoidea with occurrences in Botswana
FamilyPotamidae
Ortmann, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPotamonautidae
Bott, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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