Gorgonophontes
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Gorgonophontes is an extinct genus of mantis shrimp that lived during the late Carboniferous period in what is now the United States and Belgium. It contains two named species. The type species, G. pe
Gorgonophontes
Mantis shrimp
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Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda. Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago, with more than 520 extant
Gorgonophontes
…Gorgonophontes is an extinct genus of mantis shrimp that lived during the late Carboniferous period in what is now the United States and Belgium. It contains two named species. The type species, G…
Odontodactylus Scyllarus 2
Lysiosquillina maculata Prague 2012 1
Drawing of a mantis shrimp by Richard Lydekker. The folded raptorial claws are flanking the carapace.
Close-up of a peacock mantis shrimp showing the structure of the eyes. The three dark spots are pseudopupils, indicating the ommatidia that are pointing towards the camera's POV