| Smalleyus tricristatus | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Pseudothelphusidae |
| Genus: | Smalleyus Alvarez, 1989 |
| Species: | S. tricristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Smalleyus tricristatus Alvarez, 1989 |
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Smalleyus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Smalleyus tricristatus.[1]
Smalleyus tricristatus was described by Fernando Alvarez in 1989, based on specimens collected in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico ().[2]
Smalleyus tricristatus is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[3]