Metanephrops

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Metanephrops
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent
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Metanephrops japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Nephropidae
Genus:
Metanephrops

Jenkins, 1972
Type species
Nephrops japonicus
Tapparone-Canefri, 1873

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Metanephrops is a genus of lobsters, commonly known as scampi. Important species for fishery include Metanephrops australiensis (Australian scampi) and Metanephrops challengeri (New Zealand scampi). It differs from other lobsters such as Homarus and Nephrops norvegicus in that its two main claws are of equal size, rather than being differentiated into a crusher and a pincher.[1] There are 18 extant species recognised in the genus:[2]

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A further three species are known from fossils:[3][4]

References

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