Species Figorella tasmanica Lowry, 1984
- Figorella tasmanica Lowry, J.K. 1984. Systematics of the pachynid group of lysianassoid Amphipoda (Crustacea). Records of the Australian Museum 36(2): 51-105 [86, figs 28-30].
Type data:
Holotype AM P31998 ♀, east of Port Kembla, NSW, 1200 m [34°27'S 151°27'E].
Paratype(s) AM P25477 22 specimens, east of Wollongong, NSW.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
South-eastern Australia, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, western South Pacific Ocean; 595-1630 m depth
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)
Ecological Descriptors
Abyssal, benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Soft bottom, Globigerina ooze.
General 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 [487]
Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 1994. Crustacea Amphipoda: Lysianassoids from the tropical western South Pacific Ocean. pp. 127-223 in Crosnier, A. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 12. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 161: 1-520 [158]
Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 2012. The Pachynidae fam. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea). Zootaxa 3246: 1-69 [31]
Springthorpe, R.T. & Lowry, J.K. 1994. Catalogue of crustacean type specimens in the Australian Museum: Malacostraca. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 11: 1-134 [33]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 26-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 17-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |