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Euphrosynoplax campechiensis Vázquez-Bader & Gracia, 1991

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Euphrosynoplax campechiensis Vázquez-Bader & Gracia, 1991
Name authority
Vázquez-Bader & Gracia, 1991
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Pseudorhombilidae
Genus
Euphrosynoplax
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderDecapoda
  7. suborderPleocyemata
  8. infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
  9. section zoologyEubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
  10. subsection zoologyHeterotremata Guinot, 1977
  11. superfamilyXanthoidea MacLeay, 1838
  12. familyPseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900
  13. genusEuphrosynoplax Guinot, 1969
  14. speciesEuphrosynoplax campechiensis Vázquez-Bader & Gracia, 1991

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Euphrosynoplax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
craggy bathyal crabEuphrosynoplax clausa Guinot, 1969PseudorhombilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 5 records assigned to Pseudorhombilidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Vázquez-Bader, A. R., & Gracia, A. (1991). Euphrosynoplax campechiensis, new species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Goneplacidae), from the continental shelf of Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Sec. A, Sér. 4, 13. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3CSC8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.