Malacostraca - Decapoda - Potamidae
Synonym: Potamon (Pontipotamon) ibericum Bieberstein 1808
Full reference: S. Klaus and M. Gross. 2010. Synopsis of the fossil freshwater crabs of Europe (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamidae). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 256(1):39-59
Belongs to Potamon according to S. Klaus and M. Gross 2010
Sister taxa: Potamon (Pontipotamon), Potamon (Potamon), Potamon castellinense, Potamon hungaricum, Potamon ibericum, Potamon potamios, Potamon proavitum, Potamon quenstedti, Potamon sivalense, Potamon speciosus, Telphusa speciosa
Type specimens:
- Potamon hegauense: SMNK–PAL 6520, a carapace
- Potamon (Pontipotamon) ibericum:
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (3 collections), Germany (1), Slovakia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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