Neolithodes flindersi

Neolithodes flindersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Neolithodes
Species:
N. flindersi
Binomial name
Neolithodes flindersi
Ahyong, 2010

Neolithodes flindersi is a species of king crab found in southeastern Australia.[1][2] They have been found at depths of 887–1,333 metres (2,910–4,373 ft) but typically appear from 950–1,050 metres (3,120–3,440 ft).[2] They most closely resemble Neolithodes brodiei and Neolithodes nipponensis.[2]

  1. ^ Ahyong, Shane T. (18 February 2010). "Neolithodes flindersi, a new species of king crab from southeastern Australia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae)". Zootaxa. 2362 (1): 55–62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.193654 – via ResearchGate.
  2. ^ a b c Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Diversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 89–101. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.