Species Solenocera alfonso Pérez Farfante, 1981
Yellow Coral Prawn
- Solenocera alfonso Pérez Farfante, I. 1981. Solenocera alfonso, a new species of shrimp (Penaeoidea: Solenoceridae) from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 94(2): 631-639 [631 figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 184022 ♀, off Capitancillo Is., W of Leyte, Philippines.
Paratype(s) USNM 184023 1♂ (as allotype); USNM 184024–184034 10♀ 10♂; RMNH D34578 1♂ 1♀, Philippines.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Philippines, Indonesia.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, epipelagic, mesopelagic, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
From 90–550 m depth.
General References
Crosnier, A. 1989. Benthesicymidae, Aristeidae, Solenoceridae (Crustacea Penaeoidea). pp. 37-67 in Forest, J. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 5. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] A 144: 1-385 [58] (recognised two 'forms' of this species, S. alfonso form alfonso, and S. alfonso form inermis, and according to Dall (1999) both are present in Australia; however, as these were not given subspecific status, they have no formal nomenclatural standing)
Dall, W. 1999. Australian species of Solenoceridae (Penaeoidea: Decapoda). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 553-587 [571]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |