Telmessus (crab)

Telmessus
Telmessus cheiragonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Cheiragonidae
Genus: Telmessus
White, 1846

Telmessus is a genus of crabs described by Scottish zoologist Adam White in 1846.[1] Its type species is generally accepted as Telmessus cheiragonus.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS taxon details - Telmessus (White, 1846)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Report - Telmessus (White, 1846)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 November 2025.