Nephropidae
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Nephropidae is a family of large marine crustaceans commonly known as true lobsters, characterized by their elongated bodies, muscular tails, and prominent claws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nephropidae canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustacean family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
elongated bodies
ⓘ
muscular tails ⓘ prominent claws ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | true lobsters ⓘ |
| describedAs | family of large marine crustaceans ⓘ |
| developmentType | indirect development with larval stages ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
slipper lobsters
ⓘ
spiny lobsters ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
benthic scavenger ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
commercially fished
ⓘ
important seafood resource ⓘ |
| feedingType |
omnivorous
ⓘ
predator ⓘ scavenger ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
benthic zones
ⓘ
continental shelf regions ⓘ marine environments ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
antennae
ⓘ
five pairs of walking legs ⓘ hard exoskeleton ⓘ large chelae on first pair of pereopods ⓘ segmented body ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Acanthacaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eunephrops NERFINISHED ⓘ Homarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Metanephrops NERFINISHED ⓘ Nephrops NERFINISHED ⓘ Thymopides NERFINISHED ⓘ Thymops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraorder | Astacidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Homarus americanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homarus gammarus ⓘ Nephrops norvegicus ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| suborder | Pleocyemata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Nephropoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.