Species Cranocephalus scleroticus (Streets, 1878)
- Oxycephalus scleroticus Streets, T.H. 1878. Pelagic Amphipoda. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1878: 276-290 pl. 2 [281, pl. 2(3, 3a-c)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown possibly 4 specimens, Pacific Ocean [25°13'–26°13'N 132°45'–143°15'W]. - Oxycephalus typhoides Claus, C. 1879. Die Gattungen und Arten der Platysceliden in Systematischer Uebersicht. Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien 2: 147-198 [reprint numbered as pp. 1–52] [195].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (lost), Zanzibar, Mediterranean. - Cranocephalus goesi Bovallius, C. 1890. The Oxycephalids. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 3 15: 1-141 pls 1-7 [95, figs 5, 53, 72, pl. 4(7-9)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (lost), tropical Atlantic Ocean. - Stebbingella theeli Bovallius, C. 1890. The Oxycephalids. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 3 15: 1-141 pls 1-7 [101, figs 3, 60, pl. 4(1-4)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (lost), Indian Ocean.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Vinogradov, M.E., Volkov, A.F. & Semenova, T.N. 1982. Amphipoda — Hyperiidea of the World Ocean. Nauka Leningrad U.S.S.R. Opred. po Faune S.S.S.R 132: 1-491 [in Russian] [429]
Generic Combinations
- Cranocephalus scleroticus (Streets, 1878). —
Vinogradov, M.E., Volkov, A.F. & Semenova, T.N. 1982. Amphipoda — Hyperiidea of the World Ocean. Nauka Leningrad U.S.S.R. Opred. po Faune S.S.S.R 132: 1-491 [in Russian] [429]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
General References
Fage, L. 1960. Oxycephalidae. Amphipode pelagiques. Dana Reports 52: 1-145 [72]
Tranter, H.A. 1977. Further studies of plankton ecosystems in the Eastern Indian Ocean. VII. Ecology of the Amphipoda. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28: 645-662 [652]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |