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Munidopsis

Munidopsis
Temporal range: Campanian–Recent
Munidopsis tridentata.jpg
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:


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