Genus Birubius J.L. Barnard & Drummond, 1976
- Birubius Barnard, J.L. & Drummond, M.M. 1976. Clarification of five genera of Phoxocephalidae (marine Amphipoda). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88(49): 515-548 [543].
Type species:
Birubius panamunus Barnard & Drummond, 1976 by original designation.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
PHOXOCEPHALIDAE: Birubius rostratus Dana, 1853 — Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806 (recorded this species as
Pontharpinia rostrata ); Barnard, K.H. 1931. Amphipoda. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 111-135 (recorded this species as Pontharpinia rostrata); Pirlot, J.M. 1932. Les amphipodes de l'expédition du Siboga. Deuxième partie. Les amphipodes gammarides. I. Les Amphipodes fouisseurs. Phoxocephalidae, Oedicerotidae. Siboga-Expéditie Report 33B: 57-113 (excluded this species, Australian records now as Birubius batei (Haswell, 1879) and Pontharpinia? barnardi Pirlot, 1932); Barnard, J.L. & Drummond, M.M. 1978. Gammaridean Amphipoda of Australia, Part III: The Phoxocephalidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 245: 1-551 [146] (tentatively moved this species to the genus Birubius)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), 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, Lower W coast, NW coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast, Tas. Coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
Distribution References
- Barnard, J.L. & Karaman, G.S. 1991. The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 13: 1-866
- Taylor, J. & Poore, G.C.B. 2001. Descriptions of new species of Birubius (Amphipoda: Phoxocephalidae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea with comments on the Birubius-Kulgaphoxus-Tickalerus-Yan complex. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 58(2): 255-295
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | Infraorder | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED |