Superorder
Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
Petrolisthes eriomerus. Photo: (c) Hakai Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Eucarida is a superorder of the Malacostraca, a class of the crustacean subphylum, comprising the decapods, krill and Amphionides. They are characterised by having the carapace fused to all thoracic segments, and by the possession of stalked eyes.
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