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Spear Lobsters
Linuparus
Linuparus is a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae. It contains four extant species, and 32 fossil species, ranging from the Early Cretaceous to the Oligocene. L. trigonus is the only extant species also known from the fossil record.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Japanese spear lobster
speciesLinuparus trigonus
Oriental Spear Lobster
speciesLinuparus sordidus
African Spear Lobster
speciesLinuparus somniosus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89546.