Amphorites annasona

Taxonavigation

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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: Amphorites annasona

Name

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  • Amphorites annasona Lowry & Stoddart, 2012: 46, figs. 2, 3
Holotype: AM P.70311 (Australian Museum Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Expedition, stn 21I), ♀.
Type locality: Middleton Reef, Tasman Sea, 29°27.4’S 159°03.7’E, 12 m, outer reef slope near wreck of MV Annasona, air lift around rocks and rubble with a little algae in gutter, 9 December 1987, R.T. Springthorpe & J.K. Lowry on RV Flamingo Bay.
Etymology: The species is named for its type locality.

References

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  • 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