Biology:Hainanpotamon

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Short description: Genus of crabs

Hainanpotamon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamidae
Subfamily: Potamiscinae
Genus: Hainanpotamon
Dai, 1995 [1]
Type species
Potamon (Potamon) orientale
Parisi, 1916
Synonyms
  • Orientalia Dang, 1975, non Radoman, 1972

Hainanpotamon is a genus of freshwater crabs, containing the following species:[1][2]

The genus was originally described in 1975 by Dang as Orientalia but that name was a junior homonym of the mollusc genus Orientalia, established by Radoman in 1972.[3] The first available name is therefore Hainanpotamon, independently established by Dai in 1995.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5639392 entry