Lebbeus clarehanna
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''Lebbeus clarehannah'' is a
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of shrimp discovered in 2005 off the southwest coast of
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. Former NBA player Luc Longley won the rights to name the shrimp in an
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auction. He named the shrimp after his daughter, Clare Hanna Longley, as a birthday present to her.


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Alpheoidea Crustaceans described in 2010 {{Caridea-stub