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Archaeostraca

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  • American lobster
    In crustacean: Annotated classification

    †Order ArchaeostracaDevonian to Triassic.†Order HoplostracaCarboniferous.Order LeptostracaPermian to present; bivalved carapace encloses 8 pairs of leaflike limbs; movable rostrum; telson with caudal rami; marine; about 10 species.

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  • hermit crab
    In malacostracan: Annotated classification

    †Order Archaeostraca Early Ordovician to Permian; carapace bivalved and hinged; both antennae with two branches; 6 families. †Order Hoplostraca Late Carboniferous; carapace short; antennae 2 one-branched, raptorial in form; 1 family. Order Leptostraca (visored

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