Amphorites

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lysianassoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Amphilochidea Infraorder: Lysianassida Parvordo: Lysianassidira Superfamilia: Lysianassoidea

Familia: Lysianassidae
Subfamilia: Conicostomatinae
Genus: Amphorites
Species: A. annasona – A. hurleyi – A. pungapunga

Name

• Amphorites Lowry & Stoddart, 2012

Type species: Stomacontion pungapunga Lowry & Stoddart, 1983.

Etymology: Based on the Latin word amphora, referring to the shape of the maxilla 1 palp.

References

Primary references

• Lowry, J.K.; Stoddart, H.E. 2012: Australian and South African conicostomatine amphipods (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Lysianassidae: Conicostomatinae subfam. nov.) Zootaxa, 3248: 43–65. Preview PDF