Palinurus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Palinuridae
- Genus
- Palinurus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Palinurus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Palinurus
Palinurus (Palinūrus), in Roman mythology and especially Virgil's Aeneid, is the coxswain of Aeneas' ship. Later authors used him as a general type of navigator or guide. Palinurus is an example of human sacrifice; his life is the price for the Trojans landing in Italy.
...Palinurus in languages:
- Portuguese
- Lagostas "Palinurus"
- Portuguese
- Lagostas-espinhosas
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