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Lenisquilla californiensis, a new species of stomatopod crustacean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

John A. Cunningham
Affiliation:
1Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69 3GP, United Kingdom, 3Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom
Cees H. J. Hof
Affiliation:
2Zoological Museum Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94766, 1090 GT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Simon J. Braddy
Affiliation:
3Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom

Extract

Stomatopods, or mantis shrimps, are malacostracan crustaceans. Known as “lean, mean, killing machines” (Watling et al., 2000, p. 1), modern stomatopods are obligate carnivores, feeding exclusively on live prey (Schram, 1986). Characteristically, their second thoracic appendages are enlarged to form powerful, raptorial claws. Modern stomatopods are divided into two broad functional groups based on the shape and usage of their raptorial claws: ‘spearing’ and ‘smashing’ stomatopods (Caldwell and Dingle, 1976).

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Paleontological Notes
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