Subfamily Trizochelinae Forest, 1987

Museums

Regional Maps

• Trizochelinae Forest, J. 1987. Résultats de campagnes MUSORSTOM. Les Pylochelidae ou `pagures symetriques' (Crustacea Coenobitoidea). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 137: 1-254 [155].

  Type genus:

   Trizocheles Forest, 1987.

Introduction

The subfamily Trizochelinae comprises a single genus, Trizocheles Forest, 1987.

Diagnosis

Shield completely separated from posterior part of carapace, linea transversalis being complete. Telson composed of single plate. Propodus of fourth pereiopods with numerous spiniform or squamiform setae, usually imbricate and forming a more or less broad rasp on lateral face. Basal ocular pieces with triangular or spiniform anterior projection (ocular acicles). Abdominal segments, pleopods and uropods all symmetrical; telson subrectangular, longer than broad, with a transverse flexion line delimiting two rounded posterior lobes. No epipodite on third maxillipeds. (After Forest 1987).

General References

Forest, J. 1987. Résultats de campagnes MUSORSTOM. Les Pylochelidae ou `pagures symetriques' (Crustacea Coenobitoidea). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 137: 1-254

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