Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117284 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13184085 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/97142464-FFB9-FFF7-FF1E-FB0D03F5445B |
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Felipe |
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Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798) |
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44. Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798) View in CoL
1798. Cancer liueratus Fabricius, Entom. Syst. Suppl.: 342.
1900. Varuna litterata Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 69 (2): 40 I.
2001. Varuna litterata : Dev Roy and Bhadra, Zool. Surv. India Estuarine Ecosystem Series 4: Fauna of Godavari Estuary: 49.
2010. Varuna litterata : Mitra et al. Rec.zool.Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 343.
Material examined: None. Based on earlier report.
Diagnosis: Carapace with a H-shaped groove in the middle, surface marked with pits. Antero-lateral borders curved and cut into three spines. Front broa and slightly deflexed. Inner surface of palm granular whereas outer surface marked with some fine parallel lining.
Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh (East Godavari, Krishna,Visakhapatnam), Kerala (Trivandrum), Maharashtra ( Mumbai), Odisha (Chilka Lake, Cuttak, Puri), Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar, Chennai, Palk Bay) and West Bengal (Sundarbans, Digha coast). Elsewhere: Australia, Bangladesh, East Africa, Hong Kong, Japan, Myanmar, New Guinea, New Zealand, Philippines and Singapore.
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