Checklist for Superfamily Lithodoidea Samouelle, 1819 (King crabs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps | 16
61
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs | 2
4
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
2 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
17 Species | Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988 | | | Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885 | | | Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758 | Deepsea King Crab | | Lithodes mamillifer Macpherson, 1988 | | | Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991 | | | Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888 | Threelobe buttercup | | Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782 | Centolla | | Lithodes tropicalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883) | ⇒ Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885 | | Lithodes unicornis Macpherson, 1984 | | | Neolithodes asperrimus Barnard, 1947 | | | Neolithodes capensis Stebbing, 1905 | | | Paralomis aculeata Henderson, 1888 | Threelobe buttercup | | Paralomis africana Macpherson, 1982 | | | Paralomis gowlettholmes Ahyong, 2010 | | | Paralomis granulosa Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | | | Paralomis taylorae Ahyong, 2010 | | | Placetron wosnessenskii Schalfeew, 1892 | Scaled crab |
Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Lithodoidea at itis.gov
Lithodoidea at marinespecies.org
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