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Potamon mesopotamicum Brandis, Storch & Türkay, 1998

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Brandis, D., Storch, V., & Türkay, M. (1998). The status of the freshwater crab populations of the Khabur River (Syria). Journal of Natural History, 32: 1439–1445. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=348707

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Malacostraca
order
Decapoda
family
Potamidae
genus
Potamon
species
Potamon mesopotamicum

Name

Homonyms
Potamon mesopotamicum Brandis, Storch & Türkay, 1998
Common names
Mesopotamian Freshwater Crab in English
بطمون ما بين النهرين in Arabic
سرطان المياه العذبة بلاد ما بين النهرين in Arabic
سلطعون المياه العذبة بلاد ما بين النهرين in Arabic

Bibliographic References

  1. Brandis, D.; Storch, V.; Türkay, M. (1998). The status of the freshwater crab populations of the Khabur River (Syria). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 32: 1439-1445.
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