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Checklist for Superfamily Lithodoidea Samouelle, 1819 (King crabs)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1694
5120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
364
1688
5117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
808
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
799
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
742
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
18
97
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
6
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
2 Families width 22 Species
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern South America
6 Genera with 22 Species
Acantholithodes Holmes, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolithodes Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 18943SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 200912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
22 Species
Acantholithodes hispidus Stimpson, 1860Fuzzy Crab
Glyptolithodes cristatipes Faxon, 1893Peruvian centolla
Lithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Lithodes manningi Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes panamensis Faxon, 1893
Neolithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894Porcupine crab
Paralomis aspera Faxon, 1893
Paralomis cubensis Chace, 1939
Paralomis diomedeae Faxon, 1893
Paralomis grossmani Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis inca Haig, 1974
Paralomis longipes Faxon, 1893
Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Paralomis otsuae Wilson, 1990
Paralomis pectinata Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis phrixa Macpherson, 1992
Paralomis serrata Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis sonne Guzmán, 2009

Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in Northern South America
FamilyHapalogastridae
Brandt, 1850
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithodidae
Samouelle, 1819
king crab, King crabs, Stone and king crabs, Stone crabs, stone crabs and king crabs
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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