Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Genus Potamonautes Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Family Potamonautidae Scientific name Potamonautes niloticus Rank Species | |
Similar Potamonautes, Decapoda, Potamonautidae, Potamonautes lirrangensis, Platythelphusa | ||
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. Numerous specimens of P. niloticus are known from Miocene deposits around Lake Albert.
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