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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
19
111
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
7
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
2 Families width 39 Species
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab38SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
7 Genera with 39 Species
Acantholithodes Holmes, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolithodes Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 198813SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 18943SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 020SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolithodes Brandt, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
39 Species
Acantholithodes hispidus Stimpson, 1860Fuzzy Crab
Glyptolithodes cristatipes Faxon, 1893Peruvian centolla
Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895Golden king crab
Lithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Lithodes antarctica (Hombron & Ja..., 1842)⇒ Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782
Lithodes arctica (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes diomedeae (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Lithodes manningi Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Lithodes panamensis Faxon, 1893
Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782Centolla
Lithodes turkayi Macpherson, 1988
Neolithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Neolithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895
Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894Porcupine crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Paralomis anamerae Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis aspera Faxon, 1893
Paralomis birsteini Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis chilensis Andrade, 1980
Paralomis cubensis Chace, 1939
Paralomis diomedeae Faxon, 1893
Paralomis formosa Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Paralomis granulosa Hombron & Ja..., 1846
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
Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & V..., 1972
Paralomis tuberipes Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis verrucosus

Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in 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
6
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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