Smalleyus Explained

Smalleyus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Smalleyus tricristatus.^[1]

Smalleyus tricristatus was described by Fernando Alvarez in 1989, based on specimens collected in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico .^[2]

Smalleyus tricristatus is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.^[3]

Notes and References

1. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp .
2. Fernando Alvarez . 1989 . Smalleyus tricristatus, new genus, new species, and Pseudothelphusa parabelliana, new species. (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) from Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico . . 102 . 1 . 45–49 .
3. N. Cumberlidge . Smalleyus tricristatus . 2008 . e.T134334A3940128 . 2008 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T134334A3940128.en . 9 January 2018.