Spiralothelphusa

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Spiralothelphusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Gecarcinucidae
Genus:
Spiralothelphusa

Bott, 1968
Type species
Cancer hydrodromus Herbst, 1794

Spiralothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. It contains these species, [1] all of which are included on the IUCN Red List:

Species

SpeciesAuthorityYearDistributionIUCN status
S. fernandoiNg1994Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Status iucn EN icon.svg [2]
S. hydrodroma(Herbst)1794Flag of India.svg  India Status iucn LC icon.svg [3]
S. parvula(Fernando)1961Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Status iucn EN icon.svg [4]
S. wuellerstorfi(Heller)1862Flag of India.svg  India Status iucn DD icon.svg [5]

(LC: least concern; EN: endangered; DD: data deficient)

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Spiralothelphusa fernandoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T61737A12551002. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61737A12551002.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Coryphaeschna adnexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T164957A80683426. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164957A80683426.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Spiralothelphusa parvula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T61738A12551265. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61738A12551265.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Esser, L. and Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Spiralothelphusa wuellerstorfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T134188A3916593. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134188A3916593.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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