Paralomis debodeorum

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Paralomis debodeorum
Temporal range: Mid-Late Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Paralomis
Species:
P. debodeorum
Binomial name
Paralomis debodeorum
Feldmann 1998

Paralomis debodeorum is an extinct species of king crab that lived in New Zealand during the MiddleLate Miocene.[1][a] It was discovered in the Greta Siltstone on Motunau Beach, North Canterbury, near the mouth of the Motunau River. It is a moderate-sized Paralomis and most closely resembles the extant Paralomis zealandica.[1]

Taxonomy

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The species name "debodeorum" is from amateur fossil collectors John and Ann DeBode.[1] It is the first and only lithodid in the fossil record.[1][2]

Notes

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  1. ^ The precise age of the Greta Siltstone where P. debodeorum was discovered is not known.[3] Estimates range from the early Miocene to the Pliocene, and mid–late Miocene is used as "adopted age" until this range is refined.[1]

References

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  • Data related to Paralomis debodeorum at Wikispecies

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