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Potamonautes niloticus

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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

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. ^ Template:IUCN2010
  2. ^ Michael Dobson (2004). "Freshwater crabs in Africa" (PDF). Freshwater Forum. 21: 3–26.


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