Metanephrops motunauensis Jenkins 1972 (clawed lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Belongs to Metanephrops according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Feldmann and Keys 1992 and Jenkins 1972

Sister taxa: Metanephrops andamanicus, Metanephrops arafurensis, Metanephrops australiensis, Metanephrops binghami, Metanephrops boschmai, Metanephrops challengeri, Metanephrops elongatus, Metanephrops japonicus, Metanephrops jenkinsi, Metanephrops neptunus, Metanephrops rossensis, Metanephrops rubellus, Metanephrops sagamiensis, Metanephrops sibogae, Metanephrops sinensis, Metanephrops thomsoni, Metanephrops velutinus, Wongastacia taiwanica

Type specimen: zfc 201 CM, an exoskeleton

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Metanephrops motunauensis in the database

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