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Checklist for Superfamily Lithodoidea Samouelle, 1819 (King crabs)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
319
1345
3818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
317
1342
3810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
741
2470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
732
2424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
686
2264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
17
93
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mexico
2 Families width 15 Species
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab13SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mexico
11 Genera with 15 Species
Cryptolithodes Brandt, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolithodes Faxon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogaster Brandt, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Leptolithodes Benedict, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Lopholithodes Brandt, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Oedignathus Benedict, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
15 Species
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853Sitka crab
Hapalogaster cavicauda Stimpson, 1859Furry crab
Leptolithodes papillatus (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Paralomis papillata Benedict, 1895
Lithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895Scarlet king crab
Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crab
Neolithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860Blue Lithode Crab
Paralithodes rathbuni Benedict, 1895Spiny King Crab
Paralomis cubensis Chace, 1939
Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Paralomis papillata Benedict, 1895
Paralomis verrilli Benedict, 1895
Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848Flatspine triangle crab

Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in Mexico
FamilyHapalogastridae
Brandt, 1850
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithodidae
Samouelle, 1819
king crab, King crabs, Stone and king crabs, Stone crabs, stone crabs and king crabs
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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