Genus Metanephrops Jenkins, 1972

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Genus Metanephrops Jenkins, 1972

Metanephrops Jenkins, R.J.F. 1972. Metanephrops, a new genus of late Pliocene to recent lobsters (Decapoda, Nephropidae). Crustaceana 22(2): 161-177 2 pls [162] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Nephrops japonicus Tapparone-Canefri, 1873 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: NE coast, NE oceanic
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast, S oceanic
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, NW coast, NW oceanic, S oceanic, SW coast, W oceanic

Distribution References

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, 13: i-viii, 1-292

General References

Chan, T.-Y. 1997. Crustacea Decapoda: Palinuridae, Scyllaridae and Nephropidae collected in Indonesia by the KARUBAR Cruise, with an identification key for the species of Metanephrops. pp. 409-431 in Crosnier, A. & Bouchet, P. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 16. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 172: 1-667 [422] (key to species, discussion of species relationships, and depth and geographical distributions compared)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
29-May-2012	29-May-2012	MOVED
20-Oct-2011	20-Oct-2011	MODIFIED
	03-Jun-2010	MODIFIED

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