Genus Ericthonius Milne Edwards, 1830
- Ericthonius Milne Edwards, H. 1830. Extrait de recherches pour servir a l'histoire naturelle des Crustacés Amphipodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 20: 353-399 pls 10-11 [382].
Type species:
Ericthonius difformis Milne Edwards, 1830 by monotypy. - Erichthonius Burmeister, H. 1837. Handbuch der naturgeschichte. Zweite Abtheilung. Zoologie. Berlin : unknown. [569] [error for Ericthonius Milne Edwards, 1830].
Secondary source:
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806. - Erichtonius Lucas, H. 1840. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Myriapodes. Paris : Duméril 600 pp. [231] [error for Ericthonius Milne Edwards, 1830].
Secondary source:
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806. - Pyctilus Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus crustaceorum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e Class Reipublicae Faederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit Jacobus D. Dana. Pars III. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 201-220 [218].
Type species:
Pyctilus macrodactylus Dana, 1852 by subsequent designation, see 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.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806 [670]
- 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 [188]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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: Lower E coast, Lower W coast, Tas. Coast
- New South Wales: Central E coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 12-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 19-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |