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Potamonautes
| Description | Potamonautes is a genus of African freshwater crabs in the family Potamonautidae. It is both the most widespread and most diverse genus of African freshwater crabs, including more than half the species of this continent. They are found in most freshwater habitats of the African mainland and some species are semi-terrestrial. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamonautes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Potamonautidae : Potamonautes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Smith, Ill. Zool. S. Africa, Invert.: 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 2.6 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Decapoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamonautes |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Potamonautes acristatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes adeleae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes adentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes africanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes alluaudi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes aloysiisabaudiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes amalerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes anchietae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes antheus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes ballayi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes barbarai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes barnardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes bayonianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes bellarussus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes berardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes biballensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes bipartitus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes bourgaultae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes brincki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes calcaratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes caputanatis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes choloensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes clarus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes congoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes danielsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes dentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes depressus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes didieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes dubius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes dybowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes ecorssei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes elgonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes emini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes flavusjo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes gerdalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes gonocristatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes gorongosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes granularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes holthuisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes idjwiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes ignestii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes imatongensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes infravallatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes isimangaliso species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes jeanneli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes johnstoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes kensleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes kundudo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes laetabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes langi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes limula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes lindblomi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes lipkei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes lirrangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes lividus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes loashiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes loveni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes loveridgei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes lueboensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes machadoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes macrobrachii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes margaritarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes mhlophe species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes montivagus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes morotensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes mulanjeensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes mutandensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes mutareensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes namuliensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes neumanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes ngoyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes nheenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes niloticus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Potamonautes ntendekaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes obesus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes oderhi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes odhneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes paecilei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes parvicorpus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes parvispina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes perlatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes perparvus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes pilosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes platycentron species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes platynotus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes principe species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes punctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes raybouldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes regnieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes reidi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes rodolphianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes rothschildi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes rukwanzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes saotome species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes schubotzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes semilunaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes senegalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes sidneyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes stanleyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes subukia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes suprasulcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes triangulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes tuerkayi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes tugenensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Potamonautes unispinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes unisulcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes walderi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes warreni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes williamsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamonautes xiphoidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1838 | Potamonautes MacLeay |
| 2002 | Potamonautes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Potamonautes Schweitzer et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
