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DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

WoRMS taxon details

Uroptychus posticus Baba, 2018

1298950  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298950)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Anomura (Infraorder)
  12. Chirostyloidea (Superfamily)
  13. Chirostylidae (Family)
  14. Uroptychus (Genus)
  15. Uroptychus posticus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: Uroptychus and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 1-612. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16865, geounit Vanuatu...  
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16865, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search  
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology From the latin posticus (that which is behind), alluding to a small spine that is located behind the rostrum.  
Etymology From the latin posticus (that which is behind), alluding to a small spine that is located behind the rostrum. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus posticus Baba, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298950 on 2025-04-08
Date
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2018-09-25 06:33:41Z
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Macpherson, Enrique

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Nomenclature

original description Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: Uroptychus and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 1-612. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Deepsea) Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: Uroptychus and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 1-612. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
Polygons
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

  • Type locality
  • type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16865, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16866, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology From the latin posticus (that which is behind), alluding to a small spine that is located behind the rostrum. [details]
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