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Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)
Genus species:
   Eriocheir sinensis
Common name:
   Chinese mitten crab
Order:
   Decapoda
Class:
   Malacostraca
Subphylum:
   Crustacea
Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Genus species:
   Panulirus argus
Common name:
   Caribbean spiny lobster
Order:
   Decapoda
Class:
   Malacostraca
Subphylum:
   Crustacea
Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)
Genus species:
   Eriocheir sinensis
Common name:
   Chinese mitten crab
Order:
   Decapoda
Class:
   Malacostraca
Subphylum:
   Crustacea
Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Genus species:
   Panulirus argus
Common name:
   Caribbean spiny lobster
Order:
   Decapoda
Class:
   Malacostraca
Subphylum:
   Crustacea
Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)
Genus species:
   Eriocheir sinensis
Common name:
   Chinese mitten crab
Order:
   Decapoda
Class:
   Malacostraca
Subphylum:
   Crustacea
Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Genus species:
   Panulirus argus
Common name:
   Caribbean spiny lobster
Order:
   Decapoda
Class:
   Malacostraca
Subphylum:
   Crustacea

Class (Animalia): Malacostraca

Malacostraca is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing about 40,000 living species, divided among 16 orders. Its members, the malacostracans, display a great diversity of body forms and include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, amphipods, mantis shrimp and many other, less familiar animals. They are abundant in all marine environments and have colonised freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are segmented animals, united by a common body plan comprising 20 body segments (rarely 21), and divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen.


Reference: Wikipedia

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