Stereomastis sculpta
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Stereomastis sculpta is a species of "strange, blind crustacean" resembling a prawn or a squat lobster. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in deep water, being found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Mediterranean Sea, and across much of the Indo-West Pacific, at depths of 200–4,000 metres (660–13,120 ft).
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- Stereomastis sculpta on display
- Illustration from Decapoda reptantia of the coasts of Ireland
- Stereomastis sculpta (syn. Polycheles sculptus) on display (colors have faded)
- Illustration of Stereomastis sculpta (syn. Polycheles sculptus)