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Potamoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Potamoidea was named by Ortmann (1896). It is extant. Its type is Potamon.

It was assigned to Heterotremata by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Potamoidea Ortmann
2010Potamoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 138

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPotamoideaOrtmann 1896
superfamilyPotamoideaOrtmann 1896

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.

Superfm. Potamoidea Ortmann 1896
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Fm. Potamidae Ortmann 1896
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G. †Alontecarcinus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2019
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†Alontecarcinus buratoi De Angeli and Caporiondo 2019
Subfm. Potaminae Ortmann 1896
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G. Acanthopotamon Kemp 1918
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Acanthopotamon martensi Wood-Mason 1875
G. Potamon Savigny 1816
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Subg. †Potamon (Pontipotamon) Pretzmann 1962
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Subg. Potamon (Potamon) Savigny 1816
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†Potamon (Potamon) sivalense Glaessner 1933
†Potamon castellinense Szombathy 1916
†Potamon hegauense Klaus and Gross 2010
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Invalid names: Potamon (Pontipotamon) ibericum Bieberstein 1808 [synonym]
†Potamon hungaricum Kőrössy 1940
†Potamon ibericum Bachmayer and Pretzmann 1971
Potamon potamios Olivier 1804
†Potamon proavitum Glaessner 1928
†Potamon quenstedti Zittel 1885
†Potamon sivalense Glaessner 1933
†Potamon speciosus Von Meyer 1844
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Invalid names: Gecarcinus punctatus Heer 1865 [synonym], Potamon gracilis Bolliger and Gubler 1997 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archithelphusa Bott 1955 [synonym], Proballaya Bott 1955 [synonym], Propotamonautes Bott 1955 [synonym], Pseudopotamon Bott 1955 [synonym], Thelphusa Latreille 1819 [synonym]
Subfm. Potamiscinae Bott 1970
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G. Geothelphusa Stimpson 1858
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Geothelphusa tenuimanus Miyake and Minei 1965
G. Isolapotamon Bott 1968
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Fm. Potamonautidae Bott 1970
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Subfm. Potamonautinae Bott 1970
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G. Potamonautes MacLeay 1838
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Potamonautes niloticus Milne-Edwards 1837
†Potamonautes tugenensis Morris 1976
G. †Tanzanonautes Feldmann 2007
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†Tanzanonautes tuerkayi Feldmann et al. 2007
Invalid names: Hydrothelphusinae Bott 1955 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available