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Spiny and Slipper Lobsters
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Spiny and Slipper Lobsters

Achelata

The Achelata is an infra-order of the decapod crustaceans, holding the spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters and their fossil relatives.

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2 branches of this group, most-observed first

Spiny Lobsters

familyPalinuridae

Slipper Lobsters

familyScyllaridae

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 342928.