Paracapsulapagurus

Paracapsulapagurus is an extinct monotypic genus of pagurid hermit crab from the Middle to Upper Maastrichtian in what is now Senegal.

Paracapsulapagurus Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Paguridae
Genus:	†Paracapsulapagurus Hyžný, Fraaije, Martin, Perrier & Sarr, 2016
Species:	†P. poponguinensis
Binomial name
†Paracapsulapagurus poponguinensis Hyžný, Fraaije, Martin, Perrier & Sarr, 2016[1]

Etymology

The generic name comes from the Greek word παρά (pará, meaning "next to, near") and Capsulapagurus, signifying the genus' close relationship with the respective pagurid Capsulapagurus. The specific name comes from the type locality of Popenguine.^[1]