Species Bellorchestia pravidactyla (Haswell, 1880)
- Talorchestia pravidactyla Haswell, W.A. 1880. On some new amphipods from Australia and Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 5(1): 97-105 pls 5-7 [100, pl. 5, fig. 5.].
Type data:
Lectotype AM P.3412 ♀, Tasmania.
Paralectotype(s) AM P.99106 ♀, Tasmania.Subsequent designation references:
Hughes, Lauren E. & Ahyong, Shane T. 2017. The identity of the Australian sand-hopper Talorchestia pravidactyla Haswell, 1880 (Amphipoda: Talitridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(1): 53–62 [Date published January 2017] [54].Type locality references:
Hughes, Lauren E. & Ahyong, Shane T. 2017. The identity of the Australian sand-hopper Talorchestia pravidactyla Haswell, 1880 (Amphipoda: Talitridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(1): 53–62 [Date published January 2017] [54].Secondary source:
Hughes, Lauren E. & Ahyong, Shane T. 2017. The identity of the Australian sand-hopper Talorchestia pravidactyla Haswell, 1880 (Amphipoda: Talitridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(1): 53–62 [Date published January 2017] [54]. - Bellorchestia richardsoni Serejo, C. & Lowry, J.K. 2008. The coastal Talitridae (Amphipoda: Talitroidea) of southern and western Australia, with comments on Platorchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845). Records of the Australian Museum 60(2/3): 161-206 [170, figs 5-8] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Holotype AM P69238 ♂ 22.3 mm, supralittoral zone on exposed ocean beach, under dead Sargassum, Point Ricardo, VIC [37°48.9'S 148°38'E].
Paratype(s) AM P 69240 ♀ 21.8 mm; AM P69239 ♂ 20.7 mm; AM 69241 18 ♂♂ and 120 ♀♀. - Bellorchestia mariae Lowry, J.K. 2012. Talitrid amphipods from ocean beaches along the New South Wales coast of Australia (Amphipoda, Talitridae). Zootaxa 3575: 1–26 [3] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Holotype AM P.87935 ♂, Honeymoon Bay, Jervis Bay, New south Wales, Australia [35°3'48"S 150°45'24"E].
Paratype(s) AM P.85880 14 specimens, Narrawallee Beach, New South Wales [35°18’27.7”S 150°28’21.2”E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hughes, Lauren E. & Ahyong, Shane T. 2017. The identity of the Australian sand-hopper Talorchestia pravidactyla Haswell, 1880 (Amphipoda: Talitridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(1): 53–62 [Date published January 2017] [54]
Generic Combinations
- Bellorchestia pravidactyla (Haswell, 1880). —
Serejo, C. & Lowry, J.K. 2008. The coastal Talitridae (Amphipoda: Talitroidea) of southern and western Australia, with comments on Platorchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845). Records of the Australian Museum 60(2/3): 161-206 [169]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Distribution References
- Hughes, Lauren E. & Ahyong, Shane T. 2017. The identity of the Australian sand-hopper Talorchestia pravidactyla Haswell, 1880 (Amphipoda: Talitridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(1): 53–62 [Date published January 2017] [61]
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Supralittoral
General References
Lowry, J. & Springthorpe, R. 2009. Talorchestia brucei sp. nov. (Amphipoda, Talitridae), the first talitrid from the Northern Territory, Australia. Crustaceana 82(7): 897-912 [899]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 20-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 18-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 14-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 05-May-2010 | ADDED |