Common name of Squilla mantis
 
Common Name Spottail mantis shrimp
Language English
Type FAO old
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Vacelet, J., 1987
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'mantis' from Greek, i.e., 'diviner', 'prophet', employed to members of the insect family Mantidae, i.e., preying mantis. Spelling to be checked in the main ref.
 
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