''Eunephrops'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
lobster
Lobsters are a family (Nephropidae, synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, ...
s, containing four species, all found in the Western
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
:
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Eunephrops bairdii''
Smith, 1885
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Eunephrops cadenasi''
Chace, 1939
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Eunephrops luckhursti''
Manning, 1997
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Eunephrops manningi''
Holthuis, 1974
References
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True lobsters
Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith