Sinolapotamon auriculatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Potamoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Potamoidea

Superfamilia: Potamidae
Subfamilia: Potamiscinae
Genus: Sinolapotamon
Species: Sinolapotamon auriculatum

Name

Sinolapotamon auriculatum Zhu, Naruse & Zhou, 2010: 246, figs. 1-4

Holotype: NCU MCP 2009.0001, ♂; coll. L. Shi & X. Zhou, 14 Aug. 2006.

Type locality: Dong Men Zhuang, Shuangluo Village, Sanli Town, Shanglin County, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang. Autonomous Region.

Etymology: The species name is from the Latin word “auriculatum”, meaning “auriculate” or ear-shaped, alluding to the shape of the elliptical dorsal lobe of the distal segment of the G1.

References

• Zhu, C., T. Naruse & X. Zhou 2010: Two new species of freshwater crabs of the genus Sinolapotamon Tai & Sung, 1975 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Crustaceana, 83(2): 245–256.