Torbenella calvata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Munididae |
Genus: | Torbenella |
Species: | T. calvata
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Binomial name | |
Torbenella calvata (Macpherson, 2006)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Torbenia calvata Macpherson, 2006 |
Torbenella calvata is a species of squat lobsters in the family Munididae.[1] The species name, calvata, comes from the Latin word calvatus, meaning made bare. This is in reference to its lack of spines on the anterior ridge of the second abdominal segment.[2]