Lithodes wiracocha
Appearance
Lithodes wiracocha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Lithodes |
Species: | L. wiracocha
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Binomial name | |
Lithodes wiracocha Haig, 1974[1]
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.