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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Malacostraca \Mal`a*cos"tra*ca\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.
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Malacostraca is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing about 40,000 living species, divided among 16 orders. Its members, the malacostracans, display a great diversity of body forms and include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, scuds ( Amphipoda), mantis shrimp and many other less familiar animals. They are abundant in all marine environments and have colonised freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are segmented animals, united by a common body plan comprising 20 body segments (rarely 21), and divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen.
Usage examples of "malacostraca".
Sephis in its earlier rule in ancient Ourdh had been of a class of demons called Malacostraca, a suborder among the Gammadions.