Metopograpsus
| Metopograpsus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Grapsidae |
| Genus: | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Cancer messor Forsskål, 1775 | |
Metopograpsus is a genus of crabs, containing the following extant species:[1]
- Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
- Metopograpsus latifrons (White, 1847)
- Metopograpsus messor (Forsskål, 1775)
- Metopograpsus oceanicus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
- Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
- Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839)
A further extinct species is known.[2]
Gallery
Metopograpsus latifrons from Karwar, India
Metopograpsus messor from India
Unidentified species of Metopograpsus
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.
- ↑ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
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