Fiddler Crabs Home

inaciobritoi

History

Primary Senior Synonym
Uca antiqua
Original Usage
Uca inaciobritoi
Original Source with Priority
Martins-Neto, R.G. (2001) Review of some Crustacea (Isopoda and Decapoda) from Brazilian deposits (Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic) with descriptions of new taxa. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 24(52/53):237–254.
Derivation
Named after Dr. Ignacio Machado Brito who first described and named the original fossil specimen.

Locations Where the Name has Been Applied

Number of Uses of Name per Year

Notes/Comments

Uca inaciobritoi Martins-Neto, 2001, is a junior synonym of Uca antiqua Brito, 1972. It was proposed as a substitute name when the specimen was raised to a full species, but the original subspecific antiqua retains priority.

Binomials Using this Specific Name