Metanephrops inhabit burrows located in sticky soft substrate that they build themselves. They typically live at depths … Meer weergeven

Metanephrops are scavengers like most lobsters. They consume a diet largely consisting of the corpses of pelagic and benthic species that have fallen to the sea floor. Specific examples of their typical diet inclu… Meer weergeven

The unique reproductive habits of Metanephrops are poorly understood due to the difficulty of getting individuals of Metanephrops to mate in captivity. However, their mating habits appear to follo… Meer weergeven

Metanephrops begin their lives in a platonic larval stage that must undergo several cycles of multing to reach maturity. During these molting phases, some postlarval aspects of a mature Metanephrops become app… Meer weergeven

Metanephrops first appeared in the fossils record in the late Cretaceous. Specimens were found on the eastern side of the Antarctic peninsula. Stratigraphic, geographic and cladistic evidence suggest that … Meer weergeven