Paralomis debodeorum is an extinct species of king crab which lived in New Zealand during the Middle–Late 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]
| Paralomis debodeorum Temporal range: Mid-Late Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralomis |
| Species: | P. debodeorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralomis debodeorum Feldmann 1998
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It is the first and only lithodid in the fossil record.[1][2]
Etymology
editThe species name "debodeorum" takes its namesake from amateur fossil collectors John and Ann DeBode.[1]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Feldmann, Rodney M. (1998). "Paralomis debodeorum, a new species of decapod crustacean from the Miocene of New Zealand: First notice of the Lithodidae in the fossil record". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 41 (1): 35–38. doi:10.1080/00288306.1998.9514788. ISSN 0028-8306.
- ^ Noever, Christopher (2017). Coevolution between king crabs (Paguridae: Lithodinae) and parasitic barnacles (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Bergen. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Feldmann, Rodney M.; Schweitzer, Carrie E.; McLauchlan, Don (2006). "Additions to the records for decapod Crustacea from Motunau and Glenafric Beaches, North Canterbury, New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics. 49 (4): 417–427. doi:10.1080/00288306.2006.9515178. ISSN 0028-8306. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
External links
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