Biology:Paracapsulapagurus

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Short description: Extinct genus of hermit crab


Paracapsulapagurus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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Paracapsulapagurus

Hyžný et al., 2016[1]
Species:
P. poponguinensis
Binomial name
Paracapsulapagurus poponguinensis

Paracapsulapagurus is an extinct monotypic genus of pagurid hermit crab from the Middle to Upper Maastrichtian in what is now Senegal.

Etymology

The generic name comes from the Greek word παρά (pará, meaning "next to, near") and Capsulapagurus, signifying the genus' close relationship with the respective pagurid Capsulapagurus. The specific name comes from the type locality of Popenguine.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matúš Hyžný; René H.B. Fraaije; Jeremy E. Martin; Vincent Perrier; Raphaël Sarr (2016). "Paracapsulapagurus poponguinensis, a new hermit crab (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguroidea) from the Maastrichtian of Senegal". Journal of Paleontology 90 (6): 1133–1137. doi:10.1017/jpa.2016.65. 

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