Prosopon, von Meyer, 1835

Klompmaker, Adiël A., Starzyk, Natalia, Fraaije, René H. B. & Schweigert, Günter, 2020, Systematics and convergent evolution of multiple reef-associated Jurassic and Cretaceous crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura), Palaeontologia Electronica (a 32) 23 (2), pp. 1-54 : 25

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https://doi.org/ 10.26879/1045

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scientific name

Prosopon
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Genus PROSOPON von Meyer, 1835 View in CoL

Type species. Prosopon tuberosum von Meyer, 1840 View in CoL , by original designation.

Included species. Prosopon jocosum Thurmann View in CoL in Étallon, 1861; P. josephcollinsi View in CoL sp. nov.; P. mammillatum Woodward, 1868 ; P. tuberosum von Meyer, 1840 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Carapace longer than wide (l/w ratio ~1.1-1.4), rectangular to trapezoid in outline, widest at posterior part or at mid-length. Anterior carapace with large nodes, with two nodes at base mesogastric region. Main grooves generally well-developed. Clear groove separating epibranchial region from metagastric region usually present. Small tubercles present on at least part of carapace.

Remarks. Given that multiple species have been removed from this genus herein compared to Schweitzer et al. (2018), we provide a new diagnosis.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Prosopidae

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