Amphorites hurleyi

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: Amphorites hurleyi

Name

• Amphorites hurleyi (Lowry & Stoddart, 1983: 294, figs. 8-11)

Holotype: NMNZ CR 3137, sex unknown.

Type locality: East end of Seal Point, The Snares, 48°07'S 166°36'E, brown alga, 2-4 m, D. S. Horning, 1 February 1975, SA-893.

Etymology: Named for Dr D. E. Hurley in recognition of his contribution to the understanding of the New Zealand amphipod fauna.

Mentions

• Stomacontion hurleyi Lowry & Stoddart, 1983: 294, figs. 8-11
• Amphorites hurleyi Lowry & Stoddart, 2012

References

• Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E., 1983: The shallow-water gammaridean Amphipoda of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand and Australia: Lysianassoidea. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 13(4), 279–394.

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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