Lophogastrida

crustacean order

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taxonomy

  • hermit crab
    In malacostracan: Annotated classification

    Order Lophogastrida Late Carboniferous to Holocene; carapace large, ridged, covering thorax; ventral plates of thorax evenly widened; thoracic legs 7-segmented, weakly modified for grasping prey; abdomen basically 7-segmented; pleopods slender, branches segmented; deep-sea, free swimming; 3 families. Order Mysidacea Jurassic to Holocene; carapace short,

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