Kalmar "genus Palinurus" tana nufin jinsin crustaceans decapod a cikin dangin Palinuridae. Wannan jinsin ya hada da nau'in lobsters na spiny, wadanda ake samu a sassa daban-daban na tekuna na duniya. Sunan "Palinurus" ya samo asali ne daga tatsuniyar Girkanci, inda Palinurus shine ma'aikacin jirgin Aeneas wanda allahn barci, Somnus ya jefa a cikin ruwa.
