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tetragonon

History

Species
Gelasimus tetragonon
Original Usage
Cancer tetragonon
Original Source with Priority
Herbst, J.F.W. (1790) Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse. Nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten, Volume 1, no. 8. Zurich: J. C. Fuessly.
Derivation
Likely named for the tetragonal shape of the carapace

Locations Where the Name has Been Applied

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