Potamonautes niloticus

Potamonautes niloticus
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species: P. niloticus
Binomial name
Potamonautes niloticus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

Potamonautes niloticus is a species of freshwater crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in the Nile Basin in Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda.[1] Numerous specimens of P. niloticus are known from Miocene deposits around Lake Albert.[2]

References

  1. N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Potamonautes niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. Michael Dobson (2004). "Freshwater crabs in Africa" (PDF). Freshwater Forum. 21: 3–26.


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