Biology:Potamoidea

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Short description: Superfamily of crabs

Potamoidea
Potamon fluviatile02.jpg
Potamon fluviatile
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
Superfamily: Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
Families[1]

Potamidae
Potamonautidae

Potamoidea is a superfamily of freshwater crabs, comprising the two families Potamidae and Potamonautidae.[1] Two previously recognised families, Deckeniidae and Platythelphusidae, are now treated as parts of the family Potamonautidae.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1189894 entry