Paralomis debodeorum is an extinct species of king crab which lived in New Zealand during the Middle–Late Miocene.

[1][a] It was discovered in the Greta Siltstone on Motunau Beach, North Canterbury, near the mouth of the Motunau River.

[1] It is the first and only lithodid in the fossil record.

[1][2] The species name "debodeorum" takes its namesake from amateur fossil collectors John and Ann DeBode.

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