Achelata
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin a- + chelata plural of chelatum (“having claws”), from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “crab's claw, talon”)
Proper noun
Achelata
- A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – certain lobsters, formerly often Palinura.
Hypernyms
- (infraorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder
Hyponyms
- (infraorder): Palinuridae (rock lobsters, spiny lobsters), Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters) - families
References
Achelata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Achelata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Achelata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
