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Checklist for Superfamily Lithodoidea Samouelle, 1819 (King crabs)
and region Continents


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
268
3165
24238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
265
3148
24112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
232
2987
23012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
23
316
4016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
19
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
2 Families width 153 Species
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 185011SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab142SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Continents
19 Genera with 153 Species
Acantholithodes Holmes, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Acantholithus Stimpson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolithodes Brandt, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Dermaturus Brandt, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Echinocerus White, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolithodes Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogaster Brandt, 18506SpeciesTaxom
Leptolithodes Benedict, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 198442SpeciesTaxom
Lopholithodes Brandt, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 200612SpeciesTaxom
Oedignathus Benedict, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 19327SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 197162SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Placetron Schalfeew, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pristopus Benedict, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Sculptolithodes Makarov, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
153 Species
Acantholithodes hispidus Stimpson, 1860Fuzzy Crab
Acantholithus hystrix De Haan, 1849
Cryptolithodes alta-fissura (Bate, 1864)⇒ Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853
Cryptolithodes altafissura Spence Bate, 1865
Cryptolithodes expansus Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853Sitka crab
Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1848Butterfly crab
Dermaturus mandtii Brandt, 1850Wrinkled crab
Echinocerus cibarius (White, 1848)⇒ Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848
Echinocerus diomedeae (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Paralomis diomedeae Faxon, 1893
Echinocerus foraminatus (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859
Glyptolithodes cristatipes Faxon, 1893Peruvian centolla
Hapalogaster cavicauda Stimpson, 1859Furry crab
Hapalogaster dentata De Haan, 1849
Hapalogaster dentatus
Hapalogaster grebnitzkii Schalfeew, 1892Soft crab
Hapalogaster inermis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860
Hapalogaster mertensii Brandt, 1850Hairy crab
Leptolithodes multispinus (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Leptolithodes papillatus (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Paralomis papillata Benedict, 1895
Lithodes aequispina (Benedict, 1894)⇒ Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895
Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895Golden king crab
Lithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Lithodes antarctica (Hombron & Ja..., 1842)⇒ Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782
Lithodes aotearoa Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes arctica (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes australiensis Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Paralithodes californiensis Benedict, 1895
Lithodes ceramensis Takeda & Nagai, 2004
Lithodes chaddartoni Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895Scarlet king crab
Lithodes diomedeae (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Lithodes formosae Ahyong & Chan, 2010
Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009
Lithodes goodei (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Lithodes grimaldii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1894)⇒ Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Lithodes hystrix (De Haan, 1849)⇒ Paralomis histrix De Haan, 1849
Lithodes jessica Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971
Lithodes macquaria Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes macquariae Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes maia (Samouelle, 1819)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Lithodes mamillifer Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes manningi Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991
Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Lithodes nintokuae Sakai, 1976
Lithodes panamensis Faxon, 1893
Lithodes paulayi Macpherson &..., 2008
Lithodes rachelae Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Paralithodes rathbuni Benedict, 1895
Lithodes richeri Macpherson, 1990
Lithodes robertsoni Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782Centolla
Lithodes spinosissimus (Brandt, 1848)⇒ Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815
Lithodes tropicalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883)⇒ Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Lithodes turkayi Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes turritus Ortmann, 1892Violet suksdorfia
Lithodes unicornis Macpherson, 1984
Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crab
Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848Puget Sound king crab
Lopholithodes odawarai (Sakai, 1980)⇒ Paralomis odawarai Sakai, 1980
Neolithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Neolithodes asperrimus Barnard, 1947
Neolithodes brodiei Dawson & Yal..., 1970
Neolithodes bronwynae Ahyong, 2010
Neolithodes capensis Stebbing, 1905
Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Neolithodes flindersi Ahyong, 2010
Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894Porcupine crab
Neolithodes nipponensis Sakai, 1971
Neolithodes vinogradovi Macpherson, 1988
Neolithodes yaldwynae Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
Neolithodes yaldwyni Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
Oedignathus gilli (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860
Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860Blue Lithode Crab
Paralithodes brevipes H. Milne Edw..., 1841
Paralithodes californiensis Benedict, 1895California king crab
Paralithodes camtschatica (Tilesius, 1815)⇒ Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Paralithodes platypus Brandt, 1850Blue king crab
Paralithodes rathbuni Benedict, 1895Spiny King Crab
Paralithodes rostrofalcatus (Mackay, 1932)⇒ Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815
Paralomis aculeata Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Paralomis aculeatus Henderson, 1888
Paralomis africana Macpherson, 1982
Paralomis alcockiana Hall & Thatje, 2009
Paralomis anamerae Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis arae Macpherson, 2001
Paralomis arethusa Macpherson, 1994
Paralomis aspera Faxon, 1893
Paralomis birsteini Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis bouvieri Hansen, 1908
Paralomis ceres Macpherson, 1989
Paralomis chilensis Andrade, 1980
Paralomis cristata Takeda & Ohta, 1979
Paralomis cristulata Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis cubensis Chace, 1939
Paralomis dawsoni Macpherson, 2001
Paralomis debodeorum R. M. Feldmann, 1998
Paralomis diomedeae Faxon, 1893
Paralomis dofleini Balss, 1911
Paralomis echidna Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis erinacea Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis formosa Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Paralomis gowlettholmes Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis granulosa Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Paralomis grossmani Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis haigae Eldredge, 1976
Paralomis heterotuberculata (Tung, Yang & Li, 1984)⇒ Paralomis truncatispinosa Takeda & Miyake, 1980
Paralomis hirtella de Saint Lau..., 1997
Paralomis histrix De Haan, 1849
Paralomis hysterix De Haan, 1849
Paralomis hystrixoides Sakai, 1980
Paralomis inca Haig, 1974
Paralomis jamsteci Takeda & Has..., 1990
Paralomis japonicus Balss, 1911
Paralomis kyushupalauensis Takeda, 1985
Paralomis longipes Faxon, 1893
Paralomis makarovi Hall & Thatje, 2009
Paralomis manningi Williams, Sm..., 2000
Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Paralomis nivosa Hall & Thatje, 2009
Paralomis ochthodes Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis odawarai Sakai, 1980
Paralomis otsuae Wilson, 1990
Paralomis papillata Benedict, 1895
Paralomis pectinata Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis phrixa Macpherson, 1992
Paralomis poorei Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis seagranti Eldredge, 1976
Paralomis serrata Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis sonne Guzmán, 2009
Paralomis spectabilis Hansen, 1908
Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & V..., 1972
Paralomis staplesi Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis stella Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis stevensi Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
Paralomis taylorae Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis truncatispinosa Takeda & Miyake, 1980
Paralomis tuberipes Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis verrilli Benedict, 1895
Paralomis verrucosus
Paralomis webberi Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis zealandica Dawson & Yal..., 1971
Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848Flatspine triangle crab
Placetron wosnessenskii Schalfeew, 1892Scaled crab
Pristopus verrilli (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Paralomis verrilli Benedict, 1895
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848Golf-ball crab
Sculptolithodes derjugini Makarov, 1934

Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in Continents
FamilyHapalogastridae
Brandt, 1850
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithodidae
Samouelle, 1819
king crab, King crabs, Stone and king crabs, Stone crabs, stone crabs and king crabs
14
142
Genera
Species

Taxom



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