Common name of Oratosquillina perpensa
 
Common Name Common squillid mantis shrimp
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other animal
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier mod. for abundance
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'mantis' from Greek, i.e., 'diviner', 'prophet', employed to members of the insect family Mantidae, i.e., preying mantis; 'squill' from Greek 'skilla', i.e., sea onion. Also Ref. 77129, 122997.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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