Paralithodes Brandt 1848 (king crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lithodidae
Parent taxon: Lithodidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Karasawa et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Echidnocerus, Lithodes, Neolithodes, Paralomis, Phyllolithodes
Subtaxa: Paralithodes bishuensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ozagahama Cliff (Miocene of Japan)
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