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What are lobsters classified as?
Lobsters are classified as:
* Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
* Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
* Class: Malacostraca (crustaceans)
* Order: Decapoda (ten-legged crustaceans)
* Infraorder: Astacidea (lobsters, crayfish, and shrimp)
* Family: Nephropidae (true lobsters)
So, to answer your question simply, lobsters are crustaceans belonging to the family Nephropidae.
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