Vultocinus | |
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Vultocinus anfractus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Section: | Eubrachyura |
Subsection: | Heterotremata |
Superfamily: | Goneplacoidea |
Family: | Vultocinidae Ng & Manuel-Santos, 2007 |
Genus: | Vultocinus Ng & Manuel-Santos, 2007 |
Species: | V. anfractus
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Binomial name | |
Vultocinus anfractus Ng & Manuel-Santos, 2007 [1]
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Vultocinus anfractus is a species of crab, the only species in the family Vultocinidae.[2] It has been found around the Philippines, Vanuatu and New Caledonia,[3] and lives on driftwood.[4] Its discovery forced a reappraisal of the relationships within the superfamily Goneplacoidea, and to the recognition of Mathildellidae, Conleyidae and Progeryonidae as separate families.[2]