| Common Name | Flat lobster |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Kenya |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Ivanov, B.G. and V.V. Krylov, 1980 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'lobster', from Old English 'loppestre', 'loppe', i.e., 'spider'. |