Palaemon (prawn) belongs to which of the following class?

Insect

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Crustacean

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Soft shelled mollusc

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Fish

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Solution

The correct option is A Crustacean
Phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum of the animal kingdom and crustacea is a large and important class of the phylum Arthropoda. It includes prawns, crabs, lobsters, shrimps, barnacles, water fleas, etc.
So the correct answer is option B.

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