Species Scina crassicornis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Astacus crassicornis Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [415].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (probably lost), off Brazil at the surface
Comment: original description was based on an illustration, see Zeidler, W. 1995. The drawings of hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) by Sydney Parkinson commissioned by Joseph Banks on the Endeavour Voyage 1768–1771 held in the Natural History Museum, London. Archives of Natural History 22(2): 267–281. - Hyperia cornigera Milne Edwards, H. 1830. Extrait de recherches pour servir a l'histoire naturelle des Crustacés Amphipodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 20: 353-399 pls 10-11 [387].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP CA2699 2♂ (Guérin Méneville Coll. No. 433), Atlantic Ocean. - Clydonia gracilis Dana, J.D. 1853. Crustacea, Part II. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 14: 689-1618 [834].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (probably lost), Atlantic Ocean [01°N 18°W]. - Tyro atlantica Bovallius, C. 1885. On some forgotten genera among the amphipodous Crustacea. Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 10(14): 1-17 pl. 14 [14].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (lost), Atlantic Ocean. - Tyro sarsii Bovallius, C. 1885. On some forgotten genera among the amphipodous Crustacea. Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 10(14): 1-17 pl. 14 [15].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (lost), Atlantic Ocean. - Scina edwardsi Garbowski, T. 1896. Zoologische Ergebnisse. IX. Hyperienartige Amphipoden des mittelmeeres. Monographisch bearbeitet auf Grund des während der fünf Expeditionen S.M. Schiffes "Pola" gesammelten Materiales (1890–1894). I. Theil. Die Sciniden. (Berichte der Commission für Teifsee-Forschungen. XX). Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 63(2): 39-116, pls 1-9 [103].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown. - Scina crassicornis bermudensis Shoemaker, C.R. 1945. The Amphipoda of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions, 1929–1931. Zoologica (New York) 30(4): 185-266 [228].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 109454–109466 13 specimens, south-east of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda.
Generic Combinations
- Scina crassicornis (Fabricius, 1775). —
Zeidler, W. 1992. Hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected recently from eastern Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 44(1): 85-133 [86]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
General References
Brusca, G.J. 1978. Contributions to the knowledge of hyperiid amphipods of the family Scinidae from near Hawaii, with a description of a new species, Scina hawaiensis. Pacific Science 32(2): 281-292
Young, J.W. & Anderson, D.T. 1987. Hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Peracarida) from a warm-core eddy in the Tasman Sea. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38(6): 711-725
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 29-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |