Common name of Harpiosquilla raphidea
 
Common Name Giant harpiosquillid mantis shrimp
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Manning, R.B., 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other animal
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier mod. for size
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; 'harpiosquilla' from the Latin genus name; 'squill' from Greek 'skilla', i.e., sea onion.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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