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Checklist for Superfamily Potamoidea Ortmann, 1896
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
90
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
90
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
75
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
75
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
31
74
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
54
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
53
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanganyika
2 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Potamonautidae Bott, 19707SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18964SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanganyika
4 Genera with 11 Species
Deckenia Hilgendorf, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 03SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Deckenia mitis Hilgendorf, 1898
Potamon (Potamonautes) obesus
Potamon (Potamonautes) platynotus (Cunnington, 1907)⇒ Potamonautes platynotus Cunnington, 1907
Potamon suprasulcatus
Potamonautes infravallatus Hilgendorf, 1898
Potamonautes johnstoni Miers, 1885
Potamonautes lirragensis
Potamonautes lirrangensis Rathbun, 1904Malawi Blue Crab
Potamonautes perparvus perparvus
Potamonautes platynotus Cunnington, 1907
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

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

Taxom

FamilyPotamonautidae
Bott, 1970
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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