Palinurus (genus)
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 Palinurus argus
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Palinurus is a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae. A 110 million-year old fossil, recognisable as a member of the genus Palinurus, was discovered in a quarry in El Espinal in Mexico's Chiapas state in 1995 and named P. palaceosi [1]
[edit] Species
This is a complete list of extant species [2][3]:
- Palinurus barbarae (Groeneveld, Griffiths & van Dalsen, 2006)[4]
- Cape Verde spiny lobster, Palinurus charlestoni Forest and Postel, 1964
- Natal spiny lobster, Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926
- Common spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)
- Southern spiny lobster, Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900
- Pink spiny lobster, Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911
[edit] Notes
- ^ Victoria Jaggard. "Oldest Lobster Fossil Found in Mexico", National Geographic News, 2007-05-03.
- ^ Lipke Holthuis (1991). FAO species catalogue Vol. 13: Marine lobsters of the world.. FAO.
- ^ Palinurus (TSN 97655). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ John Yeld. "Scientists find new giant lobster species", Cape Argus, 2006-09-11, p. 3.
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