Smalleyus
Smalleyus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Smalleyus tricristatus.[1]
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| Genus: | Smalleyus Alvarez, 1989 |
| Species: | S. tricristatus |
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| Smalleyus tricristatus Alvarez, 1989 | |
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).[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. 2008: e.T134334A3940128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134334A3940128.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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