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Checklist for Family Potamonautidae Bott, 1970
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
354
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
353
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
129
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
122
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
105
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
47
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
2
2
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPotamonautidae
Bott, 1970
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
1 Genera with 4 Species
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19184SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
4 Species
Potamonautes bayonianus Brito Capello, 1864
Potamonautes dubius Brito Capello, 1864
Potamonautes perlatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cape river crab
Potamonautes warreni Calman, 1918Warren's River Crab

Subnodes of Potamonautidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyPotamonautinae
Bott, 1970
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Potamonautidae at gbif.org
Potamonautidae at irmng.org
Potamonautidae at itis.gov