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Checklist for Superfamily Lithodoidea Samouelle, 1819 (King crabs)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
235
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
46
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
2 Families width 20 Species
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
11 Genera with 20 Species
Acantholithodes Holmes, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolithodes Brandt, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogaster Brandt, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lopholithodes Brandt, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oedignathus Benedict, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
20 Species
Acantholithodes hispidus Stimpson, 1860Fuzzy Crab
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853Sitka crab
Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1848Butterfly crab
Hapalogaster cavicauda Stimpson, 1859Furry crab
Hapalogaster grebnitzkii Schalfeew, 1892Soft crab
Hapalogaster mertensii Brandt, 1850Hairy crab
Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895Scarlet king crab
Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crab
Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848Puget Sound king crab
Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860Blue Lithode Crab
Paralithodes californiensis Benedict, 1895California king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Paralithodes rathbuni Benedict, 1895Spiny King Crab
Paralomis histrix De Haan, 1849
Paralomis manningi Williams, Sm..., 2000
Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Paralomis verrilli Benedict, 1895
Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848Flatspine triangle crab
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848Golf-ball crab

Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in California
FamilyHapalogastridae
Brandt, 1850
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithodidae
Samouelle, 1819
king crab, King crabs, Stone and king crabs, Stone crabs, stone crabs and king crabs
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lithodoidea at itis.gov
Lithodoidea at marinespecies.org