Potamonautes idjiwiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Potamonautidae |
Genus: | Potamonautes |
Species: | P. idjiwiensis |
Binomial name | |
Potamonautes idjiwiensis (Chace, 1942) | |
Synonyms | |
Potamon idjiwiensisChace, 1942 |
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