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Cyclograpsus

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Cyclograpsus
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent
Cyclograpsus granulosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Subfamily: Cyclograpsinae
Genus: Cyclograpsus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
Type species
Cyclograpsus punctatus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

Cyclograpsus is a genus of crabs, containing the following species:[1]

Around three further species are known only from fossils,[2] dating from the Miocene:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Peter Davie (2011). "Cyclograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  3. ^ Hiroaki Karasawa (1989). "Decapod Crustaceans from the Miocene Mizunami Group, Central Japan Part 1. Superfamily Thalassinoidea, Leucosioidea and Grapsidoidea" (PDF). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum. 16: 1–28.