Paralomis debodeorum explained

Paralomis debodeorum is an extinct species of king crab which lived in New Zealand during the Middle–Late Miocene.^[1] 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.

It is the first and only lithodid in the fossil record.^[2]

Etymology

The species name "debodeorum" takes its namesake from amateur fossil collectors John and Ann DeBode.

Notes and References

1. 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. 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514788. 0028-8306. free.
2. Noever. Christopher. Coevolution between king crabs (Paguridae: Lithodinae) and parasitic barnacles (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala. 2017. PhD. University of Bergen. 22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517090615/http://bora.uib.no/bitstream/handle/1956/16605/dr-thesis-2017-Christoph-Noever.pdf. 17 May 2020. 17 May 2020.