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Lithodes Latreille, 1806

Lithodes maja - dried
Lithodes maja - dried

106845  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106845)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Anomura (Infraorder)
  12. Paguroidea (Superfamily)
  13. Lithodidae (Family)
  14. Lithodinae (Subfamily)
  15. Lithodes (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Pseudolithodes Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895
  2. Species Lithodes ahyongi Takeda, 2018
  3. Species Lithodes aotearoa Ahyong, 2010
  4. Species Lithodes australiensis Ahyong, 2010
  5. Species Lithodes ceramensis Takeda & Nagai, 2004
  6. Species Lithodes chaddertoni Ahyong, 2010
  7. Species Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988
  8. Species Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895
  9. Species Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
  10. Species Lithodes formosae Ahyong & Chan, 2010
  11. Species Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009
  12. Species Lithodes jessica Ahyong, 2010
  13. Species Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971
  14. Species Lithodes macquariae Ahyong, 2010
  15. Species Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758)
  16. Species Lithodes mamillifer Macpherson, 1988
  17. Species Lithodes manningi Macpherson, 1988
  18. Species Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991
  19. Species Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888
  20. Species Lithodes nintokuae Sakai, 1978
  21. Species Lithodes panamensis Faxon, 1893
  22. Species Lithodes paulayi Macpherson & Chan, 2008
  23. Species Lithodes rachelae Ahyong, 2010
  24. Species Lithodes richeri Macpherson, 1990
  25. Species Lithodes robertsoni Ahyong, 2010
  26. Species Lithodes santolla (Molina, 1782)
  27. Species Lithodes turkayi Macpherson, 1988
  28. Species Lithodes turritus Ortmann, 1892
  29. Species Lithodes unicornis Macpherson, 1984
  30. Species Lithodes wiracocha Haig, 1974
  31. Subgenus Lithodes (Paralithodes) Brandt, 1848 accepted as Paralithodes Brandt, 1848
  32. Subgenus Lithodes (Petalocerus) White, 1855 accepted as Phyllolithodes Brandt, 1848 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Lithodes (Petalocerus) Bellianus White, 1855 accepted as Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  33. Species Lithodes agassizii Smith, 1882 accepted as Neolithodes agassizii (Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Lithodes antarctica Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842 accepted as Lithodes santolla (Molina, 1782) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  35. Species Lithodes arctica Latreille, 1806 accepted as Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  36. Species Lithodes arcticus Latreille, 1808 accepted as Lithodes arctica Latreille, 1806 accepted as Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  37. Species Lithodes brevipes H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1841 accepted as Paralithodes brevipes (H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Lithodes californiensis Benedict, 1895 accepted as Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Lithodes diomedeae Benedict, 1895 accepted as Neolithodes diomedeae (Benedict, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Lithodes dubius Brandt, 1848 accepted as Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  41. Species Lithodes goodei Benedict, 1895 accepted as Neolithodes grimaldii (A Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Species Lithodes granulata Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 accepted as Paralomis granulosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  43. Species Lithodes granulosa Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 accepted as Paralomis granulosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Lithodes Grimaldii A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894 accepted as Neolithodes grimaldii (A Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Species Lithodes histrix De Haan, 1849 accepted as Paralomis histrix (De Haan, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  46. Species Lithodes japonica von Siebold, 1824 accepted as Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  47. Species Lithodes maia (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  48. Species Lithodes platypus Brandt, 1851 accepted as Paralithodes platypus (Brandt, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Lithodes platypus Brandt, 1850 accepted as Paralithodes platypus (Brandt, 1851) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  50. Species Lithodes rathbuni Benedict, 1895 accepted as Paralithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  51. Species Lithodes spinosissimus Brandt, 1848 accepted as Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  52. Species Lithodes tropicalis Bouvier, 1895 accepted as Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  53. Species Lithodes tropicalis A. Milne-Edwards, 1883 accepted as Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  54. Species Lithodes verrucosa Dana, 1852 accepted as Paralomis granulosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Latreille, P. A. (1806). Genera crustaceorum et insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimis explicata. [The genera of crustaceans and insects arranged in families according to their natural order, explained with icons and numerous examples.]. Amand Koenig, Parisiis et Argentorati (Paris & Strasbourg). 1: xviii + 303 pp., pls. 1-24., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.4819 [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Lithodes Latreille, 1806. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106845 on 2025-06-02
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Türkay, Michael
2021-11-30 12:24:14Z
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De Grave, Sammy
2023-12-12 11:20:00Z
changed
Ahyong, Shane

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Nomenclature

original description Latreille, P. A. (1806). Genera crustaceorum et insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimis explicata. [The genera of crustaceans and insects arranged in families according to their natural order, explained with icons and numerous examples.]. Amand Koenig, Parisiis et Argentorati (Paris & Strasbourg). 1: xviii + 303 pp., pls. 1-24., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.4819 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pseudolithodes Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972) Birstein, Y.A.; Vinogradov, L.G. (1972). Craboids (Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) of the Atlantic sector of the Antarctic, South America and south Africa [in Russian]. Zoologicheskij Zhurnal. 51(3): 351-363. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú. 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details] 

additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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Lithodes maja - dried
Lithodes maja - dried
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Lithodes maja - northern stone crab
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Lithodes maja - small spiny crab
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Lithodes maja
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Lithodes maja
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