#Potamon crab

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2.16" Potamon crab fossil in travertine

[herpsandbirds]

Mediterranean Freshwater Crab (Potamon fluviatile), family Potamidae, found in Southern Europe

photograph via: The Nature Project 

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Potamon sp. Crab Fossil; Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 - 0.012 MYA)

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Who knew living in the Roman Emperor's toilet would make you grow big and strong?

Mediterranean Freshwater Crab (Potamon fluviatile) AKA Qabru (Maltese)

Italy, Malta, the Balkan Peninsula

Status: Vulnerable

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A population of particularly large crabs lives under the Trajan Forum in Rome.

[ecos-syscourse]

The Algerian freshwater crab / potamon algernise

This crabby is found in North Africa, and it's actually the only Potamidae crab located in that continent!

Historically, it is thought that this crab came from Italy 5-7 million years ago.

Endangered in some areas due to pollution :(

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[blackcoffeedreams]

Potamon Crab in Travertine

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Pirate crabs!

Scientific name: Hainanpotamon rubrum

Origin: Vietnam

Common names: Pirate crab, Hainan potamon crab

After seeing "pirate crabs" for sale at my local pet store, I tried to research them, but couldn't find anything about them other than a handful of sites selling them. After some digging, I've discovered that the crabs often sold as "pirate crabs" are most likely Hainanpotamon rubrum.

Pirate crabs need both land and water in their enclosure and do best with substrate deep enough to bury in. They need to be completely submerged in water to molt, so they should have water deep enough for this available. These crabs are carnivorous and can eat feeder insects and crab pellets.

I've seen mixed opinions on these crabs' temperments, with some sites saying they can be housed together or even with fish, but others saying they are extremely aggressive. If anyone has experience with these crabs please let me know!

I found one case of successful breeding in captivity, but it seems that most of the pirate crabs on the market are wild-caught.

The crabs available at my local pet store:

Sources:

https://tud.qucosa.de/api/qucosa%3A29079/attachment/ATT-0/?L=1

[darkwingphoenix]

They're Potamon Fluviatile, and I propose the name Gladiator Crabs

All roads lead to Rome, all lineages evolve to CRAB 🦀🦀

[still-nix-d-goffic]

Potamon freshwater crab fossilized in travertine marble (Denizli Basin, Southwest Turkey)

[emanuro]

In situ Freshwater crab shots (Potamon fluviatile). Which one you like most? Third shot is the setup I used (shooting remotely with Nikon Snapbridge app so I didn’t disturb the crab too much). #crab #potamon #freshwater #fredhwaterlife #lifeunderwater #picoftheday #wideanglephotography @nikonitalia @onnik.it @lumecube @realoutex @outex.europe https://www.instagram.com/p/Cam43tkqL6Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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4.2" Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine - Turkey

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A stunning fossil freshwater crab preserved in travertine. Travertine is a type of limestone that forms around mineral springs and is frequently used for decorative stone and tile. These amazing fossil crabs were discovered inside cavities in the travertine as it was being quarried in Southwest Turkey.

For sale at: https://www.fossilera.com/fossils/3-fossil-crab-potamon-preserved-in-travertine-amazing-detail

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Crab Fossil

Freshwater crab fossil (Potamon sp.) preserved in a natural cavity of travertine matrix.

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fossilera

Don’t be a Crab 🦀 This is a spectacular fossil freshwater #cra (Potamon sp)  preserved in #travertine from the Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey.  The crab itself is 1.8" wide and exhibits amazingly detailed, 3d preservation.  It's totally coated and preserved as a three-dimensional outer cast within a natural cavity of a white travertine matrix. It is covered by an inorganic film of calcium carbonate.

Travertine is a type of #limestone that forms around mineral springs.  It is often quarried for use as a building material, and that is how these crabs were discovered while cutting the stone.  The travertine deposits in the Denizli Basin are Pleistocene in age, having been formed within the past 400,000 years.

Gotta have it? Specimen #106451 on the site, $625 .

[franzanth]

"Potamon is a genus of freshwater or semi-terrestrial crabs. Many other taxa, originally described as species of Potamon, are now placed in other genera, such as Himalayapotamon, Beccumon, Eosamon, and Takpotamon."

EXCUSE ME IS THIS DIGIMON CRAB ADVENTURE.

10 crabs / 10 Digimon. Guess which one's which, no googling.

1. Alcomon 2. Bukamon 3. Carpomon 4. Doimon 5. Ebidramon 6. Flabellamon 7. Halsemon 8. Iomon 9. Junomon 10. Laevimon 11. Makuramon 12. Neptunemon 13. Ovitamon 14. Pupamon 15. Quadramon 16. Ranamon 17. Salamon 18. Teretamon 19. Upamon 20. Yuramon

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Freshwater crab (Potamon potamios). Limni Fragmatos Gadoura, Rhodes, Greece.  October 2017.