Munidopsis Temporal range: Campanian–Recent |
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Munidopsis serricornis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Munidopsidae |
Genus: |
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1874 |
Type species | |
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874 |
Munidopsis is a genus of squat lobster. It is the second largest of all the genera of squat lobsters, after Munida, with over 200 species. Its members are mainly found on continental slopes and on abyssal plains. A few fossil species are also known, including specimens from the Campanian (Cretaceous).
The 233 described living species are as follows: