Paracapsulapagurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Paguridae |
| Genus: | †Paracapsulapagurus Hyžný, Fraaije, Martin, Perrier & Sarr, 2016 |
| Species: | †P. poponguinensis
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| †Paracapsulapagurus poponguinensis Hyžný, Fraaije, Martin, Perrier & Sarr, 2016[1]
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Paracapsulapagurus is an extinct monotypic genus of pagurid hermit crab from the Middle to Upper Maastrichtian in what is now Senegal.
Etymology
[edit]The generic name comes from the Greek word παρά (pará, meaning "next to, near") and Capsulapagurus, signifying the genus' close relationship with the respective pagurid Capsulapagurus. The specific name comes from the type locality of Popenguine.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Matúš Hyžný; René H.B. Fraaije; Jeremy E. Martin; Vincent Perrier; Raphaël Sarr (2016). "Paracapsulapagurus poponguinensis, a new hermit crab (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguroidea) from the Maastrichtian of Senegal". Journal of Paleontology. 90 (6): 1133–1137. doi:10.1017/jpa.2016.65. S2CID 131979450.
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