Species Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
- Caprella penantis Leach, W.E. 1814. Crustaceology. pp. 383-437 in Brewster, D. Sir (ed.). The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Edinburgh : John Murray Baldwin & Cradocle Vol. 7 (2). [404].
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Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Devonshire Coast, England. - Caprella acutifrons Latreille, P.A. 1816. Crustacea. In, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris : Deterville Vol. 6. 570 pp. [433].
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Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, England (as Côtes d'Angleterre). - Caprella geometrica Say, T. 1818. An account of the Crustacea of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 [390].
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Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Salt-water bays of the east coast of the United States. - Caprella spinifrons Nicolet, H. 1849. Crustaceos. pp. 115-318 in Gay, C. (ed.). Historia Física y Política de Chile. Zoológica. Chile : Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago Vol. 3 547 pp. [253].
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Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Chile. - Caprella obesa Beneden, P.J. van 1861. Recherches sur les Crustacés du littoral de Belgique. Mémoires de l'Académie Royal de Belgique, Classe des Sciences 33: 1-174 pls 1-21 [99, 146].
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Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, on the shark Somniosus microcephalus (as Scimnus glacialis) on the Belgian coast. - Caprella cornalia Nardo, G. 1869. Annotazioni illustranti cinquantaquattro specie de crostacei Podottalmi, Endottalmi e Succhiatori del mare Adriatico. Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 14: 217-343 pls 12-15 [333, pl. 15 fig. 6].
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Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Adriatic Sea. - Caprella novae-zealandiae Kirk, T.W. 1878. Additions to the crustacean fauna of New Zealand. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2(52): 465-476 [465].
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Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Cook Strait, New Zealand. - Caprella acutifrons neglecta Mayer, P. 1890. Die Caprelliden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte. Fauna Flora Golfe Neapel 17: 1-157 pls 1-7 [55, pl. 2 fig 37, pl. 4 figs 57, 58, 67].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (possibly in BMNH), Hong Kong (off ship's bottom).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCain, J.C. & Steinberg, J.E. 1970. Part 2. Amphipoda I Caprellidea I Fam. Caprellidae. pp. 1-78 in Gruner, H.-E & Holthuis, L.B. (eds). Crustaceorum Catalogus. Den Haag : Dr W. Junk N.V. [33]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Temperate (Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean).
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Lower E coast, S Gulfs coast
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Algae, epizoic.
General References
Arimoto, I. 1976. Taxonomic studies of caprellids (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Caprellidae) found in the Japanese and adjacent waters. Special Publications of the Seto Marine Biology Laboratory, Kyoto University 3: 1-229 [209]
Poore, G.C.B., Rainer, S.F., Spies, R.B. & Ward, E. 1975. The zoobenthos program in Port Phillip Bay, 1969–73. Fisheries and Wildlife Technical Paper, Victoria 7: 1-78 [35]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 29-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 08-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 31-Mar-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |