Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Potamoidea for Liberia (West Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Potamoidea Ortmann, 1896
and region Liberia (West Africa)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	68 126 182	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	68 126 182	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	48 95 145	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	48 95 145	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	43 83 127	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	21 48 66	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	20 47 65	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Heterotremata Guinot, 1977	16 33 43	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Potamoidea Ortmann, 1896	2 5 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Liberia
2 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies

Potamonautidae Bott, 1970		5	Species	Taxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Liberia
5 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Liberia
6 Species and 1 Subspecies

Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898	Tree Hole Crab
Liberonautes latidactylus De Man, 1903	Common Creek Crab
Liberonautes paludicolis Cumberlidge ..., 1989	Pale Swamp Crab
Potamon macropus (Rathbun, 1898)	⇒ Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898
Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869	African River Crab
Sudanonautes africanus chaperi A.Milne-Edwards, 1887
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853	Aubry's Crab

Subnodes of Potamoidea with occurrences in Liberia

Family	Potamidae Ortmann, 1896	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Potamonautidae Bott, 1970	4 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Potamoidea at itis.gov
Potamoidea at marinespecies.org