Biology:Disparithelphusa

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Disparithelphusa pecki
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Disparithelphusa

Smalley & Adkinson, 1984
Species:
D. pecki
Binomial name
Disparithelphusa pecki
Smalley & Adkinson, 1984

Disparithelphusa pecki is a species of freshwater crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Disparithelphusa.[2]

The first specimens of D. pecki were collected by Stewart Peck in 1971 at an altitude of 600 metres (2,000 ft) in the Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico ( [ ⚑ ] 17°42′N 96°19′W / 17.7°N 96.317°W / 17.7; -96.317).[3] They were deposited at the Museum of Natural History, Tulane University, and described as a new species by Alfred Smalley and Daniel Adkinson in 1984.[3]

The species is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5282536 entry