Metopa samsiluna

Metopa samsiluna

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Stenothoidea

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: Gammaridea Superfamilia: Stenothoidea

Familia: Stenothoidae
Genus: Metopa
Species: Metopa samsiluna

Name

Metopa samsiluna J.L. Barnard, 1966

Type locality: Station 6840, San Clemente Rift Valley, California, 32°-44'-35" N, 118°-12'-45" W, 1620 m, January 30, 1960.

Holotype: AFH 6013 [Allan Hancock Foundation], female, 4.5 mm

References

Primary references

• Barnard, J.L. 1966. Submarine canyons of southern California; pt. 5. Systematics: Amphipoda. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. 27(5): 1-166; 46 figs. Online BHL Reference page.  [original description of Metopa samsiluna: p. 91-92; fog. 42]

Links

• Metopa samsiluna in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Metopa samsiluna – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Metopa samsiluna.
• ION
• Species-ID

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