Smalleyus
| Smalleyus tricristatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Pseudothelphusidae |
| Genus: | Smalleyus Alvarez, 1989 |
| Species: | S. tricristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Smalleyus tricristatus Alvarez, 1989 | |
Smalleyus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Smalleyus tricristatus.[1]
Smalleyus tricristatus was described by Fernando Alvarez in 1989, based on specimens collected in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico (18°26′N 94°57′W / 18.433°N 94.950°W).[2]
Smalleyus tricristatus is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[3]
References
- ↑ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286.
- ↑ Fernando Alvarez (1989). "Smalleyus tricristatus, new genus, new species, and Pseudothelphusa parabelliana, new species. (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) from Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102 (1): 45–49.
- ↑ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Smalleyus tricristatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
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