Palinurus (genus)
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Palinurus
Weber, 1795
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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. palaciosi.[2][3]
Species
This is a complete list of extant species:[1][4]
- Palinurus barbarae Groeneveld, Griffiths & van Dalsen, 2006[5]
- Palinurus charlestoni Forest & Postel, 1964 – Cape Verde spiny lobster
- Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926 – Natal spiny lobster
- Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) – common spiny lobster
- Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900 – southern spiny lobster
- Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911 – pink spiny lobster
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