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Lithodes mamillifer

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Lithodes mamillifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Lithodes
Species:
L. mamillifer
Binomial name
Lithodes mamillifer
Macpherson, 1988[1]

Lithodes mamillifer is a species of king crab.[1] It has been found between the east coast of South Africa and the west coast of Madagascar at depths of 550–800 m (1,800–2,620 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Macpherson, Enrique (1988). "Lithodid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lithodidae) from Madagascar and La Réunion (SW Indian Ocean) with descriptions of two new species". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Section A, Zoologie, biologie et écologie animales. 4. 10: 117–133 – via the Biodiversity Heritage Library.