Paralithodes Brandt 1848 (king crab)

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

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ozagahama Cliff (Miocene of Japan)

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