''Goneplax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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,
Goneplacedae, containing the following extant species:
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Psopheticus crosnieri''
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Psopheticus musicus''
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Psopheticus stridulans''
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Psopheticus vocans''
A further species (''
Psopheticus shujenae'') is known from the
fossil record
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 in ...
(as is also ''Psopheticus stridulans''), dating from 0.012 Ma onwards.
It was first described in 1892 by
James Wood-Mason
James Wood-Mason (December 1846 – 6 May 1893) was an English zoologist. He was the director of the Indian Museum at Calcutta, after John Anderson. He collected marine animals and lepidoptera, but is best known for his work on two other groups ...
.
[Wood-Mason J. 1891. Administration Report of Marine Survey of India or 1890-1891 Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta. 20 pp.]
References
Goneplacoidea
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