Paralomis staplesi

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Parallomis staplesi is a species of king crab. Its conservation status is Data Deficient (NZ TCS).

Classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Malacostraca
- Order: Decapoda
- Suborder: Pleocyemata
- Infraorder: Anomura
- Family: Lithodidae
- Genus: Paralomis
- Species: P. staplesi
- Binomial name: Paralomis staplesi Ahyong, 2010

Where it’s found:
- South of Tasmania near the Tasman Fracture
- On the Tonga–Kermadec Ridge

Depth:
- 1,958–2,312 meters (6,424–7,585 feet)

Similar species:
- It most closely resembles Paralomis birsteini, Paralomis stevensi, and Paralomis gowlettholmes.