Geograpsus severnsi

Geograpsus severnsi
Temporal range:
Holotype; scale bar is 10 mm
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Malacostraca
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G. severnsi
Binomial name
Geograpsus severnsi
Paulay & Starmer, 2011

Geograpsus severnsi is an extinct species of land crab from Hawaii. It died out shortly after humans colonized the Hawaiian Islands. It is the first known documented crab to become extinct after the ice age.

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