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Lithodes turritus

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

Lithodes turritus is a species in the family Lithodidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Lithodes turritus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Lithodes turritus live?

Not recorded

Is Lithodes turritus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Lithodes turritus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyLithodidae
  6. genusLithodes
  7. SpeciesLithodes turritus Ortmann, 1892
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • イバラガニJapanese
  • 塔形石蟹Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Lithodes turritus

Other species in the same genus Lithodes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Lithodes turritus?

Lithodes turritus (Lithodes turritus) belongs to the family Lithodidae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lithodes turritus (Lithodes turritus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lithodes-turritus

MLA

“Lithodes turritus (Lithodes turritus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lithodes-turritus.

BibTeX
@misc{lithodes_turritus_2026,
  title = {Lithodes turritus (Lithodes turritus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lithodes-turritus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}