Shrimp are swimming crustaceans with long narrow muscular abdomens and long antennae. Unlike crabs and lobsters, shrimp have well developed pleopods (swimmerets) … Meer weergeven

There are many variations in the ways different types of shrimp look and behave. Even within the core group of caridean shrimp, the small delicate Pederson's shrimp (above) looks and behaves quite unlike the large commercial pink shrimp or the snapping Meer weergeven

Decapods
There is little agreement among taxonomists concerning the phylogeny of crustaceans. … Meer weergeven

The terms shrimp and prawn are common names, not scientific names. They are vernacular or colloquial terms, which lack the formal … Meer weergeven

The following description refers mainly to the external anatomy of the common European shrimp, Crangon crangon, as a typical … Meer weergeven

History
In 1991, archeologists suggested that ancient raised paved areas near the coast in Chiapas, Mexico, were platforms used for drying … Meer weergeven

Only 57 exclusively fossil species are known in the shrimp fossil record. The earliest dates from the Lower Jurassic, followed by specimens from the Cretaceous Meer weergeven