Maltese freshwater crab
The Maltese freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile lanfrancoi) is a subspecies of freshwater crab, endemic to certain areas within the Maltese Islands. It is very rare and its numbers have been decreasing in recent years.
| Maltese freshwater crab | |
|---|---|
| Potamon fluviatile lanfrancoi (Qabru) in Baħrija | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamidae |
| Genus: | Potamon |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. f. lanfrancoi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Potamon fluviatile lanfrancoi Capolongo & Cilia, 1990 | |
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