Achelata
Sign in to saveThe Achelata is an infraorder of the decapod crustaceans, holding the spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters and their fossil relatives.
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- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
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The Achelata is an infraorder of the decapod crustaceans, holding the spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters and their fossil relatives.
==Description== The name "Achelata" derives from the fact that all the members of this group lack the chelae (claws) that are found on almost all other decapods (from the Ancient Greek , = "not", , = "claw"). They are further united by the great enlargement of the second antennae, by the special "phyllosoma" form of the larva, and by a number of other characters.
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arthropod
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Brachyura
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Jurassic
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