Genus Australonuphis Paxton, 1979

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Genus Australonuphis Paxton, 1979

Australonuphis Paxton, H. 1979. Taxonomy and aspects of the life history of Australian beachworms (Polychaeta: Onuphidae). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 30: 265-294 [nom. nov. for Americonuphis Orensanz, 1974].
Americonuphis Orensanz, J.M. 1974. Los anelidos poliquetos de la provincia biogeografica Magallanica. I. Catálogo de las especies citadas hasta 1974. Laboratorio de Comunidades Bentónicas, Santa Clara del Mar. Contribución Técnica 1: 1-83 [junior homonym of Americonuphis Fauchald, 1973].
Type species:
Americonuphis casamiquelorum Orensanz, 1974 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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 Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Lower E coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast

Neotropical Region

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
El Salvador

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
17-Oct-2023	23-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023	03-Nov-2010	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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