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Psopheticus

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Psopheticus
Psopheticus crosnieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Goneplacidae
Genus: Psopheticus
Wood-Mason, 1892
Type species
Psopheticus stridulans

Goneplax is a genus of crabs, in the family, Goneplacedae, containing the following extant species:[1]

A further species (Psopheticus shujenae) is known from the fossil record (as is also Psopheticus stridulans), dating from 0.012 Ma onwards.[2]

It was first described in 1892 by James Wood-Mason.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2012). "Psopheticus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Psopheticus". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Wood-Mason J. 1891. Administration Report of Marine Survey of India [for 1890-1891]. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta. 20 pp.