CaRMS taxon details
Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758)
107205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107205)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Distribution West Greenland to Sandy Hook, to New Jersey
Distribution Locally common, extending not further south than Isle of Man
Distribution West Greenland to Sandy Hook, to New Jersey [details]
Distribution Locally common, extending not further south than Isle of Man
Distribution Locally common, extending not further south than Isle of Man [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107205 on 2025-05-19
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107205 on 2025-05-19
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Pohle, G.W. (1990). A guide to decapod Crustacea from the Canadian Atlantic: Anomura and Brachyura. <em>Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.</em> 1771. 29 p. [details]
additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Pohle, G.W. (1990). A guide to decapod Crustacea from the Canadian Atlantic: Anomura and Brachyura. <em>Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.</em> 1771. 29 p. [details]
additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution West Greenland to Sandy Hook, to New Jersey [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Locally common, extending not further south than Isle of Man [details]Habitat bathyal and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Spelling Lithodes maia [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | troldkrabbe | [details] |
| Dutch | Augustinuskrab | [details] |
| English | stone king crabprickly crabNorway king crabNorway crabnorthern stone crabdevil's crab | [details] |
| French | crabe royal de roche | [details] |
| German | nördliche Steinkrabbe | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | trollkrabbe | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | trollkrabbe | [details] |
| Swedish | trollkrabba | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lithodes maja)
To GenBank (88929 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (33 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 039302)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lithodes maja)
To GenBank (88929 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (33 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 039302)
To ITIS
