Genus Talorchestia Dana, 1852
- Talorchestia Dana, J.D. 1852. On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. American Journal of Science and Arts 2 14(41): 297-316 [310] [originally made available as a subgenus, without included species].
Type species:
Talitrus gracilis Dana, 1852 by subsequent monotypy, see 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.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
TALITRIDAE: Talorchestia capensis (Dana, 1853) — Spence Bate, C. 1862. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum 399 pp. 58 pls. (recorded this species as Orchestia capensis); Lowry, J.K. in Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 2003. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida: Amphipoda, Cumacea, Mysidacea. In Beesley, P.L. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.2B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xii 531 pp. (excluded this species, Australian records now as an unknown species)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widely distributed, mostly circumtropical.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast, Torres Strait Islands
Oriental Region
- Philippines
- Palawan
Distribution References
General References
Morino, H. & Miyamoto, H. 1988. Redefinition of Talorchestia (Amphipoda: Talitridae) with description of a new species from the tropical west Pacific. Journal of Crustacean Biology 8(1): 91-98
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TALITROIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 (sensu Bulycheva 1957) | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TALITRIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TALITROIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 14-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED |