Species Paralimnadia cygnorum (Dakin, 1914)
- Eulimnadia cygnorum Dakin, W.J. 1914. Fauna of Western Australia. II. The Phyllopoda of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 293-305 [295, 299, pl. 1, figs 9-13] [list].
Type data:
Neotype WAM C61743 ♂ 6.1 mm long by 4.1 mm high (15 September 2011, BVT), Bradby Nature Reserve, Serpentine, Western Australia [32°21’29.45”S 115°58’26.89”E].
Syntype(s) WAM 5180, Cannington, near Swan River, WA
Comment: Original material from Cannington, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Limnadia cygnorum (Dakin, 1914). —
Webb, J.A. & Bell, G.D. 1979. A new species of Limnadia (Crustacea: Conchostraca) from the granite belt in southern Queensland and north New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 103: 237-245 [243, table 1] - Paralimnadia cygnorum (Dakin, 1914). —
Rogers, D.C., Rabet, N. & Weeks, S.C. 2012. Revision of the extant genera of Limnadiidae (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata). Journal of Crustacean Biology 32(5): 827–842 [838]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal plain, Perth, WA, and coastal sandy locations, from about Perth to Esperance
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Probably suspension feeder.
General References
Brtek, J. 1997. Checklist of the valid and invalid names of the “Large Branchiopods” (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata and Laevicaudata), with a survey of the taxonomy of all Branchiopoda. Zborník Slovenského Národného Múzea. Prírodné Vedy 43: 3-66 [57] (listed as Limnadia cygnorum)
Glauert, L. 1924. Contributions to the fauna of Western Australia. 5. Crustacea. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 10: 59-64 [59]
Richter, S. & Timms, B.V. 2005. A list of recent clam shrimps (Crustacea: Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata, Cyclestherida) of Australia, including a description of a new species of Eocyzicus. Records of the Australian Museum 57: 341-354
Timms, B.V. 2016. A review of the Australian endemic clam shrimp, Paralimnadia Sars 1896 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata). Zootaxa 4161(4): 451–508 [468–470, figs 4, 5, 10]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2016 | Paralimnadia Sars, 1896 | 06-Oct-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 09-Aug-2012 | 09-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 18-Aug-2010 | 18-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-May-2010 | MODIFIED |