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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
66
431
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
60
403
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
321
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
11
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
2 Families width 42 Species and 3 Subspecies
Potamidae Ortmann, 189642SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19700SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Asia
11 Genera with 42 Species
Acanthopotamon Kemp, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Geothelphusa Stimpson, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Lobothelphusa Bouvier, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Paratelphusula Alcock, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Potamiscus Alcock, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 190425SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Teretamon Yeo & Ng, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Trichopotamon Dai & G. X. ..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
42 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthopotamon fungosum Alcock, 1909
Acanthopotamon martensi Wood-Mason, 1875
Geothelphusa dehaani White, 1847
Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum Wood-Mason, 1871
Himalayapotamon babaulti Bouvier, 1918
Himalayapotamon chambaensis Mitra & Vala..., 2017
Himalayapotamon emphyseteum Alcock, 1909
Himalayapotamon garhwalense Pati & Singh, 2017
Himalayapotamon koolooense Rathbun, 1904
Himalayapotamon sunkoshiense Brandis & Sh..., 2005
Lobothelphusa crenulifera Wood-Mason, 1875
Lobothelphusa woodmasoni Rathbun, 1905
Potamiscus annandali Alcock, 1909
Potamiscus annandalii Alcock, 1909
Potamiscus decourcyi Kemp, 1913
Potamiscus pealianus Wood-Mason, 1871
Potamiscus tumidulus Alcock, 1909
Potamon (Orientopotamon) ruttneri Pretzmann, 1962
Potamon ruttneri turkmenicum Pretzmann, 1962
Potamon (Paratelphusula) fungosum (Alcock, 1909)⇒ Acanthopotamon fungosum Alcock, 1909
Potamon (Paratelphusula) woodmasoni (Rathbun, 1905)⇒ Lobothelphusa woodmasoni Rathbun, 1905
Potamon (Pontipotamon) ibericum Bieberstein, 1808Bieberstein's freshwater crab
Potamon (Potamiscus) annandalei
Potamon (Potamiscus) sikkimense (Rathbun, 1905)⇒ Trichopotamon sikkimense Rathbun, 1905
Potamon (Potamiscus) tumidulum Alcock, 1909
Potamon (Potamon) atkinsonianum Wood-Mason, 1871
Potamon (Potamon) bifarium (Alcock, 1909)⇒ Himalayapotamon bifarium Alcock, 1909
Potamon (Potamon) koolooense (Rathbun, 1904)⇒ Himalayapotamon koolooense Rathbun, 1904
Potamon (Potamon) pealianum Wood-Mason, 1871
Potamon (Potamonautes) guerini
Potamon annandali (Alcock, 1909)⇒ Potamiscus annandali Alcock, 1909
Potamon emphyseteum (Alcock, 1909)⇒ Himalayapotamon emphyseteum Alcock, 1909
Potamon gedrosianum Alcock, 1909
Potamon gedrosianum torbenwolffi (Bott, 1967)⇒ Potamon gedrosianum Alcock, 1909
Potamon gedrosianum waziristanis (Pretzmann, 1965)⇒ Potamon gedrosianum Alcock, 1909
Potamon germaini (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Sayamia germaini Rathbun, 1902
Potamon jacquemontii (Rathbun, 1905)⇒ Barytelphusa jacquemontii Rathbun, 1905
Potamon leschenaultii
Potamon masonianus
Potamon rugosus
Potamon tumidulus (Alcock, 1909)⇒ Potamiscus tumidulus Alcock, 1909
Potamon wagrakarowensis (Rathbun, 1904)⇒ Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis Rathbun, 1904
Teretamon spelaeum Absar, Mitra..., 2017
Trichopotamon sikkimense Rathbun, 1905
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Potamoidea with occurrences in South Asia
FamilyPotamidae
Ortmann, 1896
10
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPotamonautidae
Bott, 1970
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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