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Potamonautes
Taxonomy
Potamonautes was named by MacLeay (1838) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Potamonautidae, Potamonautinae.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Potamonautidae by Feldmann et al. (2007); and to Potamonautinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2020).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Potamonautidae by Feldmann et al. (2007); and to Potamonautinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1838 | Potamonautes MacLeay |
| 2002 | Potamonautes Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Potamonautes Feldmann et al. p. 78 |
| 2010 | Potamonautes Schweitzer et al. p. 138 |
| 2020 | Potamonautes Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 4 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Potamonautes MacLeay 1838
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Potamonautes niloticus Milne-Edwards 1837
†Potamonautes tugenensis Morris 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Artal and Castillo 2005, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene - Pliocene | Uganda | P. niloticus (22390) | |
| Serravallian | Kenya | P. tugenensis (224389) |