Platysquilla
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Platysquilla is a genus
of mantis shrimp
erected in 1967 by Raymond Manning for species previously included in Lysiosquilla
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans, the members of the order Stomatopoda. They are neither shrimp nor mantids, but receive their name purely from the physical resemblance to both the terrestrial praying mantis and the shrimp. They may reach in length, although exceptional cases of...
erected in 1967 by Raymond Manning for species previously included in Lysiosquilla
Lysiosquilla
Lysiosquilla is a genus of mantis shrimp of the family Lysiosquillidae, containing the following species:*Lysiosquilla acanthocarpus*Lysiosquilla campechiensis Manning, 1962*Lysiosquilla capensis Hansen, 1895...
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