Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix

Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix is a species of decapod in the family Gecarcinucidae.^[2][1]

Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Gecarcinucidae
Genus:	Ceylonthelphusa
Species:	C. cavatrix
Binomial name
Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix (Bahir, 1998)

The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix is "EN", endangered. The species faces a high risk of extinction in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.^[1]