''Scyllarus'' is a
genus of
slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the
Mediterranean and
Caribbean
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. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in
other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllarus'':
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Scyllarus americanus
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllar ...
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(Smith, 1869)
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Scyllarus arctus''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
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Scyllarus caparti
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllar ...
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Holthuis, 1952
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Scyllarus chacei
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllar ...
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Holthuis, 1960
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Scyllarus depressus
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllar ...
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(Smith, 1881)
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Scyllarus paradoxus
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllar ...
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Miers, 1881
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Scyllarus planorbis
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllar ...
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Holthuis, 1969
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Scyllarus pygmaeus
''Scyllarus pygmaeus'' is a species of slipper lobster that lives in shallow water in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. It grows to a length of , which is too small for it to be fished for. The juvenile form was first described ...
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(Bate, 1888)
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Scyllarus subarctus
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scyllar ...
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Crosnier, 1970
References
Achelata
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