Jasus

Jasus
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent
Jasus edwardsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Jasus
Parker, 1883 [1]
Type species
Palinurus lalandii

Jasus is a genus of spiny lobsters which live in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.[2] They have two distinct "horns" projecting from the front of the carapace, but lack the stridulating organs present in almost all other genera of spiny lobsters.[2] Like all spiny lobsters, they lack claws, and have long stout antennae which are quite flexible.[2]

The generic name Jasus is derived from the Ancient Greek town of Iasos (on the Mediterranean Sea, located in modern Turkey), which was famous for its prawns and stamped them on some of its coins.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ T. Jeffery Parker (1883). "On the structure of the head in Palinurus, with especial reference to the classification of the genus" (PDF). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 16: 297–307.
  2. ^ a b c Lipke Holthuis (1991). Marine lobsters of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8. Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
  3. ^ Konuk, Koray (January 22, 2019). Bremen Riet, Carbon Jan-Mathieu van (ed.). Hellenistic Karia. Ausonius Éditions. pp. 59–67. ISBN 9782356132833 – via OpenEdition Books.
  4. ^ "Definition of JASUS". www.merriam-webster.com.
  5. ^ "The Numismatic Chronicle". Royal Numismatic Society. November 18, 2007 – via Google Books.