Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Astacidea Higher classification Astacidea Lower classifications Thaumastochelidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda Scientific name Nephropoidea Rank Superfamily | |
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Nephropoidea is a superfamily of decapod crustaceans. It contains the true lobsters in the Nephropidae (including the rare thaumastochelid lobsters), and three fossil families: Chilenophoberidae, Protastacidae and Stenochiridae. Their closest relatives are the reef lobsters.
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