Paralomis debodeorum

Paralomis debodeorum is an extinct species of king crab that 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
Scientific 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

Taxonomy

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

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]