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Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Taxonomy
Cancer norvegicus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nephrops norvegicus by Leach (1814) and Feldmann and Holland (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cancer norvegicus Linnaeus
1814Nephrops norvegicus Leach
1971Nephrops norvegicus Feldmann and Holland, Jr. p. 841

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
—HomaridaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyNephropoideaDana 1852
familyNephropidaeDana 1852
genusNephropsLeach 1814
speciesnorvegicus(Linnaeus 1758)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus 1758 [Norway lobster]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available