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