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Paralomis verrilli (Benedict, 1894)
Verrill's Paralomis
Family: Lithodidae

Species account author: Josephine Hart.
Extracted from Crabs and their relatives of British Columbia.

Photograph

© Aaron Baldwin     (Photo ID #4308)

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Distribution of Paralomis verrilli in British Columbia in British Columbia

Species Information

Carapace slightly longer than wide, with small granules and spines of varying sizes; large spines on elevated areas and lateral margins. Eyestalk stout with small granules and oval cornea ventrally. Antennal peduncle with slender spines. Chelipeds much shorter than walking legs, which are stout, somewhat flattened and margined, ventrally and dorsally, with rows of large spines with scattered small spines. Abdomen with small spines and many rod-shaped nodules.

Size

Carapace: male 112 x 102 mm.

Colour

Unrecorded but probably scarlet.

Habitat


Deep water.

Distribution

Range

Sea of Okhotsk, to Cortez Bank, California; 1238 - 2379 m.
Distribution In British Columbia

West of Tasu Sound, Queen Charlotte Is. (52°40 - 55’N, 132°12 - 54’W); 1737 - 1829 m.

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)
COSEWIC
UnlistedUnlistedUnlistedUnlisted



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