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      Malacostraca is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing over 25,000 extant species, divided among 16 orders. Its members display a greater diversity of body forms than any other class of animals, and include crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, woodlice, scuds (Amphipoda), mantis shrimp and many other less familiar animals. They are abundant in all marine environments and have also colonised freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are united by a common "Bauplan", comprising 20 body segments (rarely 21), divided into a head, thorax and abdomen.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacostraca

Bechleja inopinata p2644	Caryocaris (Caryocaris) wrighti Salter Ich564	Caryocaris (Caryocaris) wrighti Salter Ich571	Ceratiocaris papilio Salter in Murchison, 1859 PB505	Crustacea MŠ1238
Decapoda p4101	Mytocaris klouceki Ich766	Tuzoia bohemica VK40	Tuzoia VK41

In the Virtual Museum there are total 793 samples