Scyllarus
| Scyllarus | |
|---|---|
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| Scyllarus arctus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Achelata |
| Family: | Scyllaridae |
| Genus: | Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775 |
| Type species | |
| Cancer arctus [1] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Scyllarus is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in Scyllarus:[2]
- Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869)
- Scyllarus arctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952
- Scyllarus chacei Holthuis, 1960
- Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881)
- Scyllarus paradoxus Miers, 1881
- Scyllarus planorbis Holthuis, 1969
- Scyllarus pygmaeus (Bate, 1888)
- Scyllarus subarctus Crosnier, 1970
References
- ↑ Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Scyllarus". Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 216–226. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
- ↑ Tin-Yam Chan & Michael Türkay (2009). "Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
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