Paralomis staplesi
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| Paralomis staplesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralomis |
| Species: | P. staplesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralomis staplesi | |
Paralomis staplesi is a species of king crab.[2] It has been found both south of Tasmania near the Tasman Fracture and on the Tonga–Kermadec Ridge from depths of 1,958–2,312 m (6,424–7,585 ft).[2] It most closely resembles P. birsteini, P. stevensi, and P. gowlettholmes.[2]
