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Palinurus (genus)
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Palinurus is a genus
of spiny lobster
s 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.
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 spiny lobster
Spiny lobster
Spiny lobsters, also known as langouste or rock lobsters, are a family of about 45 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Palinuridae. A 110 million-year old fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
, recognisable as a member of the genus Palinurus, was discovered in a quarry in El Espinal in Mexico's
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
state in 1995 and named P. palaciosi.
Species
This is a complete list of extant species:- Palinurus barbaraePalinurus barbaraePalinurus barbarae is a species of spiny lobster described in 2006, which was found by fishermen working the waters above the Walters Shoals, a series of submerged mountains south of Madagascar. The animal weighs and reaches up to long excluding the long antennae, and is similar to P...
(Groeneveld, Griffiths & van Dalsen, 2006) - Cape Verde spiny lobster, Palinurus charlestoni Forest & Postel, 1964
- Natal spiny lobster, Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926
- Common spiny lobster, Palinurus elephasPalinurus elephasPalinurus elephas is a spiny lobster, which is commonly caught in the Mediterranean Sea. Its common names include European spiny lobster, crayfish or cray , common spiny lobster, Mediterranean lobster and red lobster....
(FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1787) - Southern spiny lobster, Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900
- Pink spiny lobster, Palinurus mauritanicusPalinurus mauritanicusPalinurus mauritanicus is a species of spiny lobster.- Distribution and habitat :It is distributed from south-western Ireland southwards throughout the western Mediterranean Sea and along the West African coast to Senegal...
Gruvel, 1911