Genus Thalassocaris Stimpson, 1860
- Thalassocaris Stimpson, W. 1860. Crustacea Macrura. Pars VIII of Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 12: 22-47 [42] [replacement name for Regulus Dana, 1852, placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129–202; gender feminine].
Type species:
Regulus lucidus Dana, 1852 by subsequent designation, see Kingsley, J.S. 1880. On a collection of Crustacea from Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, with a revision of the genera of Crangonidae and Palaemonidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1879: 382-427 pl. 14 [426].Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129-202. - Regulus Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceorum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 10-28 [18, 27] [junior homonym of Regulus Cuvier, 1800 (Aves); name placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129–202; gender masculine].
Type species:
Regulus lucidus Dana, 1852 by subsequent designation, see Kingsley, J.S. 1880. On a collection of Crustacea from Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, with a revision of the genera of Crangonidae and Palaemonidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1879: 382-427 pl. 14 [426].Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129-202.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Introduction
The Thalassocarididae has been variously considered either a subfamily or a junior synonym of the Pandalidae. Menon & Williamson (1971) argued for full family status based on unique larval characters. This view was followed by Chace (1985) and Holthuis (1993). Following an extensive molecular and morphological study Liao et al (2019) found the Thalassocarididae to be nested deeply within the Pandalidae and treat the family as a junior synonym of Pandalidae, the classification followed here.Two genera were recognised in the family, Thalassocaris Stimpson, 1860, and the monotypic Chlorotocoides Kemp, 1925, both now placed in the Pandalidae (see Komai et al 2019), but only the former has been recorded from Australian waters.
The genus is restricted to the Indo-west Pacific Oceans from southern and eastern Africa and Red Sea to Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and eastward to the Marshall and Fiji islands. Thalassocaridids are typically pelagic over depths of 13 to more than 4,000 metres (Chace 1985).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Komai, T., Chan, T-Y, & De Grave, S. 2019. Establishment of a new shrimp family Chlorotocellidae for four genera previously assigned to Pandalidae (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandaloidea). Zoosystematics and Evolution 95(2): 391-402
Liao, Y., Ma, K.Y., De Grave, S., Komai, T., Chan, T-Y. & Chu, K.H. 2019. Systematic analysis of the caridean shrimp superfamily Pandaloidea (Crustacea: Decapoda) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 134: 200-210
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 04-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |