Scyllarus

Scyllarus is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in Scyllarus:^[2]

• Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869)
• Scyllarus arctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952
• Scyllarus chacei Holthuis, 1960
• Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881)
• Scyllarus paradoxus Miers, 1881
• Scyllarus planorbis Holthuis, 1969
• Scyllarus pygmaeus (Bate, 1888)
• Scyllarus subarctus Crosnier, 1970

Scyllarus
Scyllarus arctus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Scyllaridae
Subfamily:	Scyllarinae
Genus:	Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Cancer arctus [1] Linnaeus, 1758