Definitions for: Malacostraca


[n] largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies



Webster (1913) Definition: Mal`a*cos"tra*ca, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? soft +
? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.)
A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and
Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.

Synonyms: subclass Malacostraca

See Also: Amphipoda, category, class, class Crustacea, Crustacea, Decapoda, Euphausiacea, family, Isopoda, malacostracan crustacean, Mysidacea, order Amphipoda, order Decapoda, order Euphausiacea, order Isopoda, order Mysidacea

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