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Lithodes wiracocha

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Lithodes wiracocha
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. wiracocha
Binomial name
Lithodes wiracocha
Haig, 1974[1]

Lithodes wiracocha is a species of king crab.[1] It has been found off the northwestern coast of Peru at depths of 680–800 m (2,230–2,620 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Haig, Janet (November 1974). "Observations on the lithodid crabs of Peru, with description of two new species" (PDF). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 73 (3): 152–164. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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