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Genus Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

PHOTIDAE: Gammaropsis atlantica Stebbing, 1888

ISAEIDAE: Gammaropsis maculata (Johnston, 1828) [based on examination of Chilton's specimen, Australian records now known to be an unknown species] — Chilton, C. 1921. Report on the Amphipoda obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour in Australian seas. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(2): 33-92 (recorded this species); Lowry, J.K. in Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 2003. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida: Amphipoda, Cumacea, Mysidacea. In Beesley, P.L. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.2B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xii 531 pp. (excluded this species)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Cosmpolitan.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

  • South Africa

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, Tas. Coast
    • New South Wales: Lower E coast
    • Queensland: NE coast
  • Australian Antarctic Territory
  • New Zealand
    • North Island

Oriental Region

  • Maldives
  • Sri Lanka

Distribution References

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 PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV)
05-Aug-2022 AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED Dr Shane Ahyong
05-Aug-2022 AMPHIPODA 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED Dr Shane Ahyong (AM)
05-Aug-2022 AMPHIPODA 12-Feb-2013 MOVED Dr Jim Lowry (AM)
05-Aug-2022 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED