Spiralothelphusa

Spiralothelphusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Parathelphusidae
Genus: Spiralothelphusa
Bott, 1968
Type species
Cancer hydrodromus Herbst, 1794

Spiralothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Parathelphusidae. It contains the following species,[1] all of which are included on the IUCN Red List (LC: least concern; EN: endangered; DD: data deficient):

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

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. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Spiralothelphusa fernandoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  3. N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  4. M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Spiralothelphusa parvula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  5. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.