Paralomis birsteini
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{{Short description|Species of king crab}}
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Paralomis birsteini is a species of king crab.{{cite journal |last=Macpherson |first=Enrique |date=1988 |title=Three new species of Paralomis (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) from the Pacific and Antarctic Oceans |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230538549 |journal=Zoologica Scripta |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=69–75 |doi=10.1111/j.1463-6409.1988.tb00087.x |via=ResearchGate}} It has been found in the Southern Ocean near Scott Island at depths of {{Convert|500–1876|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{Cite book |editor-last=Stevens |editor-first=Bradley G. |title=King Crabs of the World |last1=Lovrich |first1=Gustavo A. |last2=Tapella |first2=Federico |publisher=CRC Press |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-429-06317-6 |edition=1st |pages=450 |chapter=Southern King Crabs |doi=10.1201/b16664}}
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Category:Marine fauna of Antarctica
Category:Anomura of the Southern Ocean
Category:Crustaceans described in 1988
Category:Taxa named by Enrique Macpherson
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