Species Talorchestia spinipalma (Dana, 1852)
- Orchestia spinipalma Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus crustaceorum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e Class Reipublicae Faederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit Jacobus D. Dana. Pars III. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 201-220 [203].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (lost), Tongatabu, Tonga. - Talorchestia terraereginae Haswell, W.A. 1880. On some new amphipods from Australia and Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 5(1): 97-105 pls 5-7 [98, pl. 5 fig. 4].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM P3415 18 specimens (labelled as Port Denison, originally registered as Port Jackson), Port Denison, QLD; WAM 254–64, Port Denison, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806 [552]
Generic Combinations
- Talorchestia spinipalma (Dana, 1852). —
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806 [552 (in part, part =T. terraereginae)]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Queensland: Port Douglas (Serejo, 2009). Marshall Islands: Yap; Kusaie Island (J.L. Barnard, 1960). New Caledonia: Nou Vata, Noumea; Ile of Pines (Morino & Miyamoto, 1988). Papua New Guinea: Ralum, Bismarck Archipelago (Schellenberg, 1938); Motupore Island (9°31’30”N 147°16’40”E) (Morino & Miyamoto, 1988). Philippine Islands: Ubay, Bohol (Schellenberg, 1938). Solomon Islands: Gizo (Morino & Miyamoto, 1988). Rennell Islands: (Bousfield, 1970). West-central Pacific Ocean. Tonga: Tongatapu (Dana, 1852)
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
Distribution References
- Barnard, J. L. 1960. Crustacea: Amphipoda (strand and terrestrial Talitridae). Insects of Micronesia 4(2): 13-30
- Bousfield, E. L. 1970. Terrestrial and aquatic amphipod crustacea from Renell Island. The Natural History of Rennell Island, British Solomon Islands 6: 155-168
- Dana, J. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceorum in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione C. Wilkes classe Reipublicae foederata duce collectorum. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 201-220
- 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
- Schellenberg, A. 1938. Litorale Amphipoden des tropischen Pazifiks. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 3 16(6): 1-105
- Serejo, C.S. 2009. Talitridae pp. 892-903 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore, littoral, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Beach, under seaweed
General References
Lowry, J. & Springthorpe, R. 2009. Talorchestia brucei sp. nov. (Amphipoda, Talitridae), the first talitrid from the Northern Territory, Australia. Crustaceana 82(7): 897-912 [904]
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
Myers, A.A. 1986. Amphipoda from the South Pacific: Tonga. Records of the Australian Museum 38: 271-289
Stephensen, K. 1935. Indo-Pacific terrestrial Talitridae. Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 10(23): 3-20
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 18-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 14-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-May-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |