Paracapsulapagurus

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
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[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^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.

[Hyzny-1] 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.

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