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Checklist for Superfamily Potamoidea Ortmann, 1896
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
509
1693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
71
478
1620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
387
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
2 Families width 8 Species
Potamidae Ortmann, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
6 Genera with 8 Species
Candidiopotamon Bott, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Geothelphusa Stimpson, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Insulamon Ng & Takeda, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Nanhaipotamon Bott, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
8 Species
Candidiopotamon rathbunae De Man, 1914Rumsfeld Stream Crab
Candidiopotamon rathbuni Bott, 1967
Geothelphusa dehaani White, 1847
Geothelphusa levicervix Rathbun, 1898
Himalayapotamon emphyseteum Alcock, 1909
Insulamon unicorn Ng & Takeda, 1992
Nanhaipotamon formosanum Parisi, 1916Taiwan's South China Sea River Crab
Potamonautes perlatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cape river crab

Subnodes of Potamoidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyPotamidae
Ortmann, 1896
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPotamonautidae
Bott, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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