Paralomis africana Macpherson, 1982

Muñoz, Isabel & García-Isarch, Eva, 2013, New occurrences of lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the coasts of Africa, with the description of a new species of Paralomis White, 1856, Zootaxa 3670 (1), pp. 45-54 : 48

Paralomis africana Macpherson, 1982

Paralomis africana Macpherson, 1982: 142 , figs. 1, 2; Macpherson, 1983: 10, fig. 4; Macherson 1988a: 110, fig. 51, pl. 26B; Macpherson 1991: 404 (list); Takeda et al., 1984 (list); Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1985 (list); Ahyong, 2010: 108 (list); McLaughlin et al., 2010: 13 (list).

Material examined. Namibia: NAMIBIA 0502, stn 24, 18 °07.7'S, 11°39.2'E, 500–541 m, 10.III.2005, 1 ovigerous female, 48 × 54 mm (IEO-CD-NB05/026).

Distribution. The specimen contributes with a new record to the study area, off the Namibian coast between 20°31' S and 24°50' S, on muddy bottoms (Macpherson 1988a). This record expands the known bathymetric range of the species (570–770 m) into shallower waters (500–541 m).