taxonID	type	description	language	source
0E46879BFFFEFFDDFF1DE8F5557AFAE4.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Ponotus shirahamensis n. sp., by original designation. Gender: masculine.	en	Karasawa, Hiroaki, Ohara, Masaaki (2023): Validation of Ponotus shirahamensis Karasawa & Ohara, a raninid crab from the Miocene Tanabe Group of central Japan. Zootaxa 5270 (2): 345-346, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11
0E46879BFFFEFFDDFF1DE8F5557AFAE4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. As for the type species.	en	Karasawa, Hiroaki, Ohara, Masaaki (2023): Validation of Ponotus shirahamensis Karasawa & Ohara, a raninid crab from the Miocene Tanabe Group of central Japan. Zootaxa 5270 (2): 345-346, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11
0E46879BFFFEFFDDFF1DE8F5557AFAE4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Ponotus is an anagram of Notopus de Haan, 1841.	en	Karasawa, Hiroaki, Ohara, Masaaki (2023): Validation of Ponotus shirahamensis Karasawa & Ohara, a raninid crab from the Miocene Tanabe Group of central Japan. Zootaxa 5270 (2): 345-346, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11
0E46879BFFFEFFDCFF1DE9EC535FFE81.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: WMNH-Ge- 112012007, carapace and right cheliped from the Shirahama Formation of the lowermost Middle Miocene Tanabe Group exposed in beach of Migusazaki, Tsubaki, Shirahama-cho, Wakayama Prefecture (33 ° 37 ′ 7.2 ′′ N, 135 ° 23 ′ 22.1 ′′ E). PARATYPES: WMNH- Ge- 112012006, thoracic sternum, chelipeds, and pereiopods; WMNH-Ge- 112012024, carapace and right cheliped; MFM 83067, carapace and chelipeds; MFM 83068, carapace and chelipeds; all from the same locality as holotype.	en	Karasawa, Hiroaki, Ohara, Masaaki (2023): Validation of Ponotus shirahamensis Karasawa & Ohara, a raninid crab from the Miocene Tanabe Group of central Japan. Zootaxa 5270 (2): 345-346, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11
0E46879BFFFEFFDCFF1DE9EC535FFE81.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace moderate-sized for Notopodinae, ovoid, much longer than wide. Fronto-orbital margin wide, about 75 % maximum width; rostrum simple, short, broadly triangular, with median dorsal carina; orbital margin with shallow orbital fissure outside intra-orbital spine and 2 orbital spines; intra-orbital spine slightly directed anterolaterally; outer-orbital spine directed anteriorly; anterolateral margin slightly sinuous with short hepatic spine; posterolateral margin gently convex, weakly rimmed; posterior margin slightly convex, weakly rimmed; dorsal surface strongly convex transversely, gently convex longitudinally, regions not defined, anterior surface with coarse granules, anterolateral portion rugose, and other surfaces punctate; transverse ridge between hepatic spines absent; weak median longitudinal carina present. Chelipeds similar in size and shape; lateral surfaces of merus, carpus, and propodus terraced ridges; propodus subtriangular, compressed laterally, about as long as high; fixed finger short; dactylus narrow, long, strongly curved ventrally, without teeth or spines on dorsal and occlusal margins.	en	Karasawa, Hiroaki, Ohara, Masaaki (2023): Validation of Ponotus shirahamensis Karasawa & Ohara, a raninid crab from the Miocene Tanabe Group of central Japan. Zootaxa 5270 (2): 345-346, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11
0E46879BFFFEFFDCFF1DE9EC535FFE81.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the occurrence of the specimens in Shirahama-cho.	en	Karasawa, Hiroaki, Ohara, Masaaki (2023): Validation of Ponotus shirahamensis Karasawa & Ohara, a raninid crab from the Miocene Tanabe Group of central Japan. Zootaxa 5270 (2): 345-346, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11
0E46879BFFFEFFDCFF1DE9EC535FFE81.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A full description and figures of Ponotus shirahamensis are given by Karasawa & Ohara (2009).	en	Karasawa, Hiroaki, Ohara, Masaaki (2023): Validation of Ponotus shirahamensis Karasawa & Ohara, a raninid crab from the Miocene Tanabe Group of central Japan. Zootaxa 5270 (2): 345-346, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.11
