BIOTIC Species Information for Palinurus elephas
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| Researched by | Angus Jackson & Charlotte Marshall | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Palinurus elephas | Common name | European spiny lobster |
| MCS Code | S1430 | Recent Synonyms | Palinurus vulgaris |
| Phylum | Crustacea | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Eumalacostraca | |
| Subclass | Eucarida | Order | Decapoda |
| Suborder | Pleocyemata | Family | Palinuridae |
| Genus | Palinurus | Species | elephas |
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| Additional Information | Also known in Britain as the crawfish, crayfish, spiny lobster or rock lobster, and the langouste rouge (red spiny lobster), langouste commune or langouste royale (royal spiny lobster) in France. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Hunter et al., 1996, Hayward et al., 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Ingle, 1997, Hunter, 1999, Noel, 1999, Holthuis, 1991, | ||
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