''Anatolikos'' is a genus of two species of

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...

s in the family

Cancridae Cancridae is a family of crabs. It comprises six extant genera, and ten exclusively fossil genera, in two subfamilies: Extant Genera Cancrinae Latreille, 1802 *'' Anatolikos'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000 * ''Cancer'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''Glebocarci ...

. They are recorded from

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Schweitzer, C. E. and R. M. Feldmann. (2000)
Re-evaluation of the Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (Decapoda: Brachyura) including three new genera and three new species.
''Contributions to Zoology'' 69(4), 223-50. and

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

.Tavares, M. and R. Cleva. (2010)
Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), a new family and superfamily of eubrachyuran crabs with description of one new genus and five new species.
''Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo)'' 50(9), 97-157. Two

fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...

species are known, one from Japan and one from

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.Schweitzer, C. E., et al. (2006)
New Decapoda (Anomura, Brachyura) from the Eocene Bateque and Tepetate Formations, Baja California Sur, México.
''Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum'' 33(2006), 1-14. These crabs were classified in the genus ''

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'' until 2000, when it was split into several new genera. ''Anatolikos'' species have a

carapace A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tor ...

that is wider than long and granular in texture. It is edged with several spines separated by fissures. Five of the spines coalesce to form a front that extends past the eyes, a character unique to the genus. The orbital rims are thickened; the genus ''Anisospinos'' has a similar feature, but can be distinguished by its sharp, curving spines. The genus name is from the

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''anatolikos'' ("eastern"), a reference to its range in Japan. Species include: *Extant **''

Anatolikos japonicus ''Anatolikos'' is a genus of two species of crabs in the family Cancridae. They are recorded from JapanSchweitzer, C. E. and R. M. Feldmann. (2000)Re-evaluation of the Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (Decapoda: Brachyura) including three new genera and ...

'' **''

Anatolikos tumifrons ''Anatolikos'' is a genus of two species of crabs in the family Cancridae. They are recorded from JapanSchweitzer, C. E. and R. M. Feldmann. (2000)Re-evaluation of the Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (Decapoda: Brachyura) including three new genera and ...

'' *Fossil **''

Anatolikos itoigawai ''Anatolikos'' is a genus of two species of crabs in the family Cancridae. They are recorded from JapanSchweitzer, C. E. and R. M. Feldmann. (2000)Re-evaluation of the Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (Decapoda: Brachyura) including three new genera and ...

'' **'' Anatolikos undecimspinosus''

References

External links

*Davie, P. (2013)
''Anatolikos'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000.
World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 1 December 2013. {{Taxonbar, from=Q16974150 Cancroidea Crustaceans of Asia