Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix

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Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species:
C. cavatrix
Binomial name
Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix
(Bahir, 1998)

Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix is a species of decapod in the family Gecarcinucidae. [2] [1]

The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix is "EN", endangered. The species faces a high risk of extinction in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Esser, L.J.; Cumberlidge, N. (2017). "Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T61693A116618871. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T61693A116618871.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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