Ankersquilla, Ahyong & Porter & Caldwell, 2020

Ahyong, Shane T., Porter, Megan L. & Caldwell, Roy L., 2020, The Leopard Mantis Shrimp, Ankersquilla pardus, a New Genus and Species of Eurysquillid from Indo-West Pacific Coral Reefs, Records of the Australian Museum 72 (1), pp. 1-8 : 2

Ankersquilla gen. nov.

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Type species. Ankersuilla pardus sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Cornea bilobed, set transversely on stalk, with 6 mid-band rows of ommatidia. Rostral plate simple, apex rounded. Antennular somite not elongated, shorter than twice length of rostral plate. Raptorial claw dactylus with 3 teeth on occlusal margin; propodus occlusal margin fully pectinate; carpus with single dorsal spine. Pleopod 1 endopod with lateral lobe on distal ‘endite’. Body dorsoventrally flattened. Abdominal somites 5–6, telson and proximal surface of uropodal protopod densely spinose, obscuring dorsal sculpture. Telson transversely ovate, wider than long, primary spines short, acute, dorsal outline obscured by dorsal spination of telson; submedian denticles absent; intermediate and lateral denticles without dorsal lobe. Uropodal protopod inner primary spine longer than outer; inner margin spinose.

Etymology. Named after Arthur Anker, our friend and colleague who collected the type material. Gender: feminine.