Anatolikos is a genus of two species of crabs in the family Cancridae. They are recorded from JapanSchweitzer, C. E. and R. M. Feldmann. (2000). Contributions to Zoology 69(4), 223-50. and Taiwan.Tavares, M. and R. Cleva. (2010). Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), a new family and superfamily of eubrachyuran crabs with description of one new genus and five new species. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 50(9), 97-157. Two fossil species are known, one from Japan and one from Mexico.Schweitzer, C. E., et al. (2006). New Decapoda (Anomura, Brachyura) from the Eocene Bateque and Tepetate Formations, Baja California Sur, México. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 33(2006), 1-14.
These crabs were classified in the genus Cancer until 2000, when it was split into several new genera.
Anatolikos species have a carapace that is wider than long and granular in texture. It is edged with several spines separated by fissures. Five of the spines coalesce to form a front that extends past the eyes, a character unique to the genus. The orbital rims are thickened; the genus Anisospinos has a similar feature, but can be distinguished by its sharp, curving spines.
The genus name is from the Greek anatolikos ("eastern"), a reference to its range in Japan. It includes the following species:
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