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Lithodidae (king crab)
Taxonomy
Lithodidae was named by Samouelle (1819) [also called snow crabs]. It is extant. Its type is Lithodes.
It was assigned to Anomura by Feldmann et al. (2006); and to Lithodoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Anomura by Feldmann et al. (2006); and to Lithodoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1819 | Lithodidae Samouelle |
| 2006 | Lithodidae Feldmann et al. |
| 2010 | Lithodidae Schweitzer et al. p. 52 |
| 2023 | Lithodidae Schweitzer et al. p. 2 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Lithodidae Samouelle 1819 [king crab]
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G. Echidnocerus White 1842
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Echidnocerus foraminatus Stimpson 1862
Invalid names: Lopholithodes Brandt 1848 [synonym]
G. Lithodes Latreille 1806
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Lithodes longispna Sakai 1971
Invalid names: Pseudolithodes Birstein and Vinogradov 1972 [synonym]
G. Paralomis White 1856
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Paralomis birsteini Macpherson 1988
†Paralomis debodeorum Feldmann 1998
Paralomis histrix De Haan 1844
Paralomis phrixa Macpherson 1992
Invalid names: Acantholithus Stimpson 1858 [synonym], Leptolithodes Benedict 1895 [synonym], Pristopus Benedict 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.04000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Japan (Aichi) | Paralithodes bishuensis (219250) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | Echidnocerus foraminatus (146591) | |
| Holocene | USA (Califormia) | Phyllolithodes papillosus (146589) |