Spiralothelphusa

Spiralothelphusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Gecarcinucidae
Genus:	Spiralothelphusa ; Bott, 1968
Type species
	Cancer hydrodromus ; Herbst, 1794

Last updated October 06, 2025

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

Species	Authority	Year	Distribution	IUCN status
S. fernandoi	Ng	1994	Sri Lanka	^[2]
S. hydrodroma	(Herbst)	1794	India	^[3]
S. parvula	(Fernando)	1961	Sri Lanka	^[4]
S. wuellerstorfi	(Heller)	1862	India	^[5]

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

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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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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[Ng-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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