Neoglyphea inopinata is a species of
glypheoid lobster, a group thought long extinct before
Neoglyphea was discovered. It is a
lobster-like animal, up to around in length, although without
claws. It is only known from 17 specimens, caught at two sites – one at the entrance to
Manila Bay in the
Philippines, and one in the
Timor Sea, north of
Australia. Due to the small number of specimens available, little is known about the species, but it appears to live up to five years, with a short
larval phase. A second species, previously included in
Neoglyphea, is now placed in a separate genus,
Laurentaeglyphea.
