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Platycopida

crustacean
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  • American lobster
    crustacean
    / Annotated classification

    PodocopaOrder PlatycopidaOrdovician to present; antennae biramous; 4 pairs of postoral limbs; marine.Order PodocopidaOrdovician to present; antennae uniramous; 5 pairs of postoral appendages; marine, freshwater, and terrestrial.Class MalacostracaCambrian

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    PodocopaOrder PlatycopidaOrdovician to present; antennae biramous; 4 pairs of postoral limbs; marine.Order PodocopidaOrdovician to present; antennae uniramous; 5 pairs of postoral appendages; marine, freshwater, and terrestrial.Class MalacostracaCambrian

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