Common name of Squilla cadenati
 
Common Name Angolan mantis shrimp
Language English
Type FAO old
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Schneider, W., 1990
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other animal
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Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'mantis' from Greek, i.e., 'diviner', 'prophet', employed to mmbers of the insect family Mantidae, i.e., preying mantis. Spelling to be checked in the main ref.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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