Genus Philocheras Stebbing, 1900
- Philocheras Stebbing, T.R.R. 1900. South African Crustacea. Marine Investigations in South Africa I: 14-66 pls 1-4 [48] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Crangon nanus Krøyer, 1842 by subsequent designation, see Holthuis, L.B. 1955. The recent genera of the caridean and stenopodidean shrimps (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda, Supersection Natantia) with keys for their determination. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 26: 1-157 (= Pontophilus bispinosus Hailstone, 1835). - Mesapus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1814. Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de M. r. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814. Ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. Palermo : Royale Typographie Militaire 55 pp. + errata. [22] [name of genus and its type species suppressed for the purposes of the Principal of Priority, but not for those of the Principal of Homonymy, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958. Opinion 522. Suppression under the Plenary Powers (i) of certain names published by C.S. Rafinesque for genera and species of the Orders Decapoda and Stomatopoda (Class Crustacea) in the period 1814–1818 and (ii) of certain specific names currently regarded as senior subjective synonyms of the names of the type species of Homola Leach, 1815, and Lissa Leach, 1815 respectively both being genera assigned to the list of the foregoing Orders. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 19: 209–248; gender masculine].
Type species:
Mesapus fasciatus Rafinesque, 1814 by monotypy (= Crangon fasciatus Risso, 1816).Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958. Opinion 522. Suppression under the Plenary Powers (i) of certain names published by C.S. Rafinesque for genera and species of the Orders Decapoda and Stomatopoda (Class Crustacea) in the period 1814–1818 and (ii) of certain specific names currently regarded as senior subjective synonyms of the names of the type species of Homola Leach, 1815, and Lissa Leach, 1815 respectively both being genera assigned to the list of the foregoing Orders. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 19: 209-248.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Atlantic-Indo-west Pacific Oceans and Mediterranean.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
General References
Komai, T. 2006. Philocheras triangulus, a new crangonid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 22: 31-37 [36] (key to species from Australian waters)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |