Palinuridae
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Malacostraca
- Order: Decapoda
- Family: Palinuridae
Overview
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802
Common Name: Spiny Lobster
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: Carapace forms a cylindrical shape and they are named after their spiny antennae.
SIZE:
Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Carnivore
HABITAT: Epifaunal
Sources:
Brooks, H. K. et al., 1969. Decapoda, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part R, Arthropoda 4, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 651 pp.
