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Potamonautidae
Sign in to savePotamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba, Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe and Sherbro Island. Fossil remains dating from the Late Miocene period have been attributed to the family Potamonautidae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyPotamonautidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- Family
- Potamonautidae
- Collections
- AUM, FMNH, AM
- Recorded in
- Republic Of Cameroon, Guinea, Madagascar, South Africa
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- Parent taxon
- Potamoidea
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- Freshwater crab - Potamonautidae.jpg
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Potamonautidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba, Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe and Sherbro Island. Fossil remains dating from the Late Miocene period have been attributed to the family Potamonautidae.
It comprises the following subfamilies and genera:
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