Percnon
Genus of crabs
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Percnon is a genus of crabs in the family Percnidae.[1] It has also been included in the family Plagusiidae[2] as subfamily Percninae.[3]
| Percnon | |
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| Percnon gibbesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Percnidae |
| Genus: | Percnon Gistel, 1848 [1][2] |
| Synonyms | |
Species
Seven extant species are recognised:[1]
- Percnon abbreviatum (Dana, 1851)
- Percnon affine (Milne-Edwards, 1853)
- Percnon gibbesi (Milne-Edwards, 1853)
- Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965
- Percnon pascuensis Retamal, 2002
- Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)
- Percnon sinense Chen, 1977
There are two species only known from fossils:[1]
- †Percnon paleogenicus De Angeli, 2023
- †Percnon santurbanensis Ceccon & De Angeli, 2019
