Hoploparia gammaroides

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Comments / Synonyms

ASTACIDAE Latreille, 1803

NEPHROPIDAE Dana, 1852

HOMARINAE Huxley, 1879

HOPLOPARIA M'Coy, 1849

Hoploparia gammaroides

M'Coy, 1849

Hoploparia belli M'Coy; Bell, p. 38

Note (1)

This is the most commonly found lobster from Sheppey.
A complete example of an immature specimen with excellent detail.
An example of a complete mature lobster
An almost complete but beautifully preseved specimen
Unusually preserved lobster, Hoploparis gammaroides found at the bottom of the slip Warden Point 2014 amongst the seaweed encrusted rocks close to the foredhore clay. The specimen has been preserved on a septarian cement stone.