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Squilla
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Squilla mantis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Squillidae
Genus: Squilla
Fabricius, 1787
Type species
Cancer mantis

Squilla is a genus of mantis shrimp. It includes the following species: [1]

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References

  1. "Squilla Fabricius, 1787". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.