The class Malacostraca is the largest taxonomic class of crustaceans, including familiar species like crabs, lobsters, and shrimp. These animals are characterized by having a hard exoskeleton, jointed limbs, and two pairs of antennae. Malacostraca are found in a variety of aquatic habitats worldwide.
Malacostraca
No. spiders are in a class called, Arachnida.
The phylum is Arthropoda. The class is Malacostraca.
There are six classes of crustaceans. The malacostraca is the largest. Examples of animals in this class include: porcelain crabs, terrestrial crayfish and mantis shrimp.
A crayfish belongs to the phylum Arthropoda and the class Malacostraca.
Shrimp belong to the phylum Arthropoda, class Malacostraca, order Decapoda, and suborder Pleocyemata. They are further classified into various families, genera, and species based on specific characteristics and traits.
There are many different types of crab. Crab belong to the Animalia Kingdom, the Anthropoda Phylum, the Crustacea Subphylum, the Malacostraca Class, the Decapoda Order, the Pleocyemata Suborder, and the Brachyura Infraorder.
They are all members of the class Malacostraca within the phylum Arthropoda.
No, lobsters and spiders are not classified in the same class. Lobsters belong to the class Malacostraca within the phylum Arthropoda, while spiders are classified under the class Arachnida, also within the same phylum. Both belong to the larger group of arthropods, but they are distinct classes with different characteristics and evolutionary histories.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Malacostraca
Yes, the lobster is a crustacean. It is the phylum Arthropoda, Sub phylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda.