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Family Odontodactylidae - odontodactylid mantis shrimps
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Class
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Malacostraca
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No. of Genera in Ref.
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1
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No. of Species in Ref.
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8
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Environment
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Fresh : No |
Brackish : No |
Marine : Yes
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First Fossil Record
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Remark
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Body smooth, lacking longitudinal ridges or carinae anterior to terminal abdominal somite (= telson); telson with distinct median longitudinal carina; eyes subglobular, cornea not bilobed; raptorial claw short, with dactylus heavily buttressed, swollen basally. Four species of Odontodactylus occur in Western Central Pacific,, only 1 of which, O. scyllarus, is large and common enough to occasionally be found in markets (Ref. 346).
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Etymology
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Division
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Reproductive guild
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