Paracapsulapagurus
Extinct genus of hermit crab
| Paracapsulapagurus Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Superfamily: | Paguroidea |
| Family: | Paguridae |
| Genus: | 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
- ^ a b 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. S2CID 131979450.
