Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371 Author Wicksten, Mary K. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-07-04 3371 1 307 journal article 1175­5334 Paralithodes rathbuni ( Benedict, 1895 ) (Pl. 6F) Lithodes rathbuni Benedict, 1895: 482 . — Holmes 1900: 131 , Paralithodes rathbuni . — Bouvier 1896: 23 . — Schmitt 1921: 160 , pl. 26, pl. 27, figs. 6, 7; pl. 30, figs. 3, 4. — Goodwin 1952: 177 , fig. 9. — Wicksten 1982: 245; 1987: 55; 1989b: 314. — Dawson 1989: 318 . Diagnosis. Carapace slightly wider than long, with long spines on dorsal regions, margins of carapace; more pronounced in juveniles than in adults. Rostrum directed upward, with 2 lateral spines, pair of spines flanking terminal point. Chelipeds slender, armed with strong spines; shorter than walking legs. Pereopods 2–4 slender, spiny. Abdomen with membranous medial area. Carapace length 65 mm . Color in life. Pale orange. The color note is from a crab taken in Monterey Bay , California . Habitat and depth. Sand, mud or rock; 92–380 m . Range. Cordell Bank, California to south of San Benito Is. , Baja California . Type locality off San Simeon Bay , California .