Vultocinus

Vultocinus anfractus is a species of crab, the only species in the family Vultocinidae.[2] It has been found around the Philippines, Vanuatu and New Caledonia,[3] and lives on driftwood.[4] Its discovery forced a reappraisal of the relationships within the superfamily Goneplacoidea, and to the recognition of Mathildellidae, Conleyidae and Progeryonidae as separate families.[2]

Vultocinus anfractus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Superfamily:	Goneplacoidea
Family:	Vultocinidae Ng & Manuel-Santos, 2007
Genus:	Vultocinus Ng & Manuel-Santos, 2007
Species:	V. anfractus
Binomial name
Vultocinus anfractus Ng & Manuel-Santos, 2007 [1]

References

1. Peter K. L. Ng, Marivene R. Manuel-Santos (2007). "Establishment of the Vultocinidae, a new family for an unusual new genus and new species of Indo-West Pacific crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Goneplacoidea), with comments on the taxonomy of the Goneplacidae" (first page: PDF). Zootaxa. 1558: 39–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1558.1.3.
2. Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
3. Peter K. L. Ng & Bertrand Richer de Forges (2009). "Vultocinus anfractus Ng & Manuel-Santos, 2007 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Vultocinidae): a new record for New Caledonia, with notes on female characters". Crustaceana. 82 (5): 627–634. doi:10.1163/156854009X407731.
4. Ng Tze Yong (December 25, 2008). "Crabs discoveries put Singapore on the map". The New Paper.