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Potamon (Pontipotamon)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Potamidae

Taxonomy
Potamon (Pontipotamon) was named by Pretzmann (1962). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Potamon by Pretzmann (1962).

Subtaxa
Potamon (Pontipotamon) antiquum
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-04-29; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Potamon (Pontipotamon) Pretzmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPotamoideaOrtmann 1896
familyPotamidaeOrtmann 1896
subfamilyPotaminaeOrtmann 1896
genusPotamonSavigny 1816
subgenusPontipotamonPretzmann 1962

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.

Subg. †Potamon (Pontipotamon) Pretzmann 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:18:24
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:18:24
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary Potamon antiquum (224561)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Hungary Potamon antiquum (224560 224563)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Slovakia Potamon antiquum (224562)