DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

DecaNet name details

Potamonautes (Lirrangopotamonautes) tugenensis Morris, 1976 †

AphiaID

1673693 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1673693)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Potamonautes tugenensis Morris, 1976 †

Rank

Species

Parent

Potamonautes (Lirrangopotamonautes) Bott, 1955 accepted as Lirrangapotamonautes Bott, 1955 accepted as Acanthothelphusa Ortmann, 1897

Original name

Potamonautes (Lirrangopotamonautes) tugenensis Morris, 1976 †

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Morris, S.F. (1976). A new fossil freshwater crab from the Ngorora Formation (Miocene) of Kenya. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of natural History (Geology).</em> 27(4): 295-300. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Potamonautes (Lirrangopotamonautes) tugenensis Morris, 1976 †. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1673693 on 2025-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-08-18 10:47:40Z

created

De Grave, Sammy

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Morris, S.F. (1976). A new fossil freshwater crab from the Ngorora Formation (Miocene) of Kenya. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of natural History (Geology).</em> 27(4): 295-300. [details] Available for editors