Spiny Lobster Page Biological Classification of the Spiny Lobster Phylum Arthropoda Sub-phylum Crustacea Class Malacostraca Order Decapoda Family Palinuridae Genus Panulirus Species argus Spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus , are decapod crustaceans.
Lobsters have three distinctive life stages with separate ecologies and behaviors.
The species is found in the western Atlantic Ocean ranging from Brazil to Bermuda. Use the arrows below to navigate the following web pages which will provide more information about lobsters and their importance to the study of animal orientation behavior.