Species Brachyscelus rapacoides Stephensen, 1925
- Brachyscelus rapacoides Stephensen, K. 1925. Hyperiidea — Amphipoda (Part 3: Lycaeopsidae, Pronoidae, Lycaeidae, Brachyscelidae, Oxycephalidae, Parascelidae, Platyscelidae). Report of the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908–1910 to the Mediterranean and adjacent Seas. Ser. A 12 5: 151-252 [179, figs 67, 68].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMC 4♂ 9♀, Mediterranean Sea [38°12'N 15°37'E, 38°12'N 15°37.5'E, 37°52'N 23°09.5'E and 34°26'N 20°08'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rare in tropical and temperate regions.
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
General References
Dick, R.I. 1970. Hyperiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Keys to South African genera and species and a distribution list. Annals of the South African Museum 57(3): 25-86
Zeidler, W. 1992. Hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected recently from eastern Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 44(1): 85-133
Zeidler, W. 2021. A review of the hyperiidean amphipod family Brachyscelidae Stephensen, 1923 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea). Zootaxa 5026: 405-439 [422]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 24-Sep-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 29-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |