Potamonautidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Potamonautidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Potamonautidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Potamonautidae
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:
...Potamonautidae in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Varswaterkrappe
- Afrikaans
- Rivierkrappe
- English
- African Freshwater Crabs
- English
- River Crabs
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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