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Checklist for Family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (king crab)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
21
177
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
14
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLithodidae
Samouelle, 1819
King crab, King crabs, Stone and king crabs, Stone crabs
9
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
9 Genera with 57 Species
Cryptolithodes Brandt, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolithodes Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 188315SpeciesTaxom
Lopholithodes Brandt, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 20067SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 197123SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
57 Species
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853Sitka crab
Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1848Butterfly crab
Glyptolithodes cristatipes Faxon, 1893Peruvian centolla
Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895Golden king crab
Lithodes arctica (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes australiensis Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895Scarlet king crab
Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009
Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971
Lithodes macquariae Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes maia (Samouelle, 1819)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Lithodes mamillifer Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Lithodes richeri Macpherson, 1990
Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782Centolla
Lithodes tropicalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883)⇒ Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crab
Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848Puget Sound king crab
Neolithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Neolithodes asperrimus Barnard, 1947
Neolithodes brodiei Dawson & Yal..., 1970
Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894Porcupine crab
Neolithodes yaldwynae Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
Neolithodes yaldwyni Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
Paralithodes brevipes H. Milne Edw..., 1841
Paralithodes californiensis Benedict, 1895California king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Paralithodes platypus Brandt, 1850Blue king crab
Paralithodes rathbuni Benedict, 1895Spiny King Crab
Paralomis aculeata Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Paralomis africana Macpherson, 1982
Paralomis anamerae Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis birsteini Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis bouvieri Hansen, 1908
Paralomis cristulata Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis cubensis Chace, 1939
Paralomis elongata Spiridonov, ..., 2006
Paralomis erinacea Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis formosa Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Paralomis gowlettholmes Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis granulosa Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Paralomis histrix De Haan, 1849
Paralomis longidactylus Birstein & V..., 1972
Paralomis longipes Faxon, 1893
Paralomis manningi Williams, Sm..., 2000
Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & V..., 1972
Paralomis staplesi Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis stevensi Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
Paralomis taylorae Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis verrilli Benedict, 1895
Paralomis zealandica Dawson & Yal..., 1971
Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848Flatspine triangle crab
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848Golf-ball crab


Links, sources and further information
Lithodidae at artfakta.se
Lithodidae at biodiversity.org.au
Lithodidae at dyntaxa.se
Lithodidae at gbif.org
Lithodidae at irmng.org
Lithodidae at itis.gov
Lithodidae at marinespecies.org