Potamonautes niloticus

Potamonautes niloticus; Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Potamonautidae
Genus:	Potamonautes
Species:	P. niloticus
Binomial name
	Potamonautes niloticus; H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

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.[1] Numerous specimens of P. niloticus are known from Miocene deposits around Lake Albert.[2]

References

N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Potamonautes niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
Michael Dobson (2004). "Freshwater crabs in Africa". Freshwater Forum. 21: 3–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.

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