Species Ampelisca toora Lowry & Poore, 1985
- Ampelisca toora Lowry, J.K. & Poore, G.C.B. 1985. The ampeliscid amphipods of south-eastern Australia (Crustacea). Records of the Australian Museum 36: 259-298 [284, fig. 20].
Type data:
Holotype NMV J2165, Port Phillip Bay, VIC, 4 m [38°07.0'S 144°44.7'E].
Paratype(s) NMV J2166 24 specimens; NMV J2167 1 specimen; NMV J2168 1 specimen; AM P34702 9 specimens.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Soft bottom, 4–176 m depth.
General References
Hutchings, P.A., Ward, T.J., Waterhouse, J.H. & Walker, L. 1993. Infauna of marine sediments and seagrass beds of Upper Spencer Gulf near Port Pirie, South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 117(1): 1-15
Poore, G.C.B. & Lowry, J.K. 2023. New Australian species of Ampeliscidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Great Barrier Reef and Eastern Australia with a key to Australian species. Records of the Australian Museum 75(4): 519–533
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | AMPELISCIDAE Costa, 1857 | 05-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |