Paralithodes rathbuni
Paralithodes rathbuni, the spiny king crab or California king crab, is a species of king crab in the family Lithodidae. It is closely related to P. californiensis with the same common names being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific. P. rathbuni is found on sandy, muddy or rocky bottoms at depths of 92–380 m (302–1,247 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off southern California (north to Cordell Bank) and Baja California.
| Paralithodes rathbuni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralithodes |
| Species: | P. rathbuni |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralithodes rathbuni (J. E. Benedict, 1895) | |
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