Species Stephonyx pirloti (Sheard, 1938)
- Euonyx pirloti Sheard, K.S. 1938. The amphipod genera Euonyx, Syndexamine and Paradexamine. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 6(2): 169-186 [170, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM E6521 ♂, east coast of Flinders Is, Bass Strait [40°00'S 148°30'E]; SAMA C2177, Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA [approx. 35°42'S 137°37'E]; Sellicks Beach, Gulf St Vincent, SA [approx. 35°20'S 138°27'E]; off Semaphore, Gulf St Vincent, SA [approx. 34°52'S 138°27'E]; Ardrossan, Gulf St Vincent, SA [approx. 34°26'S 137°55'E]; SAMA C2201 (microscope slide lost), Brighton, Gulf St Vincent, SA [approx. 35°01'S 138°31'E].
Generic Combinations
- Stephonyx pirloti (Sheard, 1938). —
Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 1989. Stephonyx, a new, widespread genus of lysianassoid Amphipoda. Zoologica Scripta 18(4): 519-525 [521]
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. [283]
Lowry, J.K. & Kilgallen, N.M. 2014. A generic review of the lysianassoid family Uristidae and descriptions of new taxa from Australian waters (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Uristidae). Zootaxa 3867(1): 1-92 [68, figs 42-44]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New South Wales: north-east of Coffs Harbour (AM); off Wollongong (AM). South Australia: Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island; St Vincent Gulf; Spencer Gulf (Sheard, 1938). Tasmania: East of Fortescue Bay (AM).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Central Eastern Province (12), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), 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)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine, rock reef, scavenger, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
3-1000 m
General References
Chilton, C. 1921. Report on the Amphipoda obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour in Australian seas. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(2): 33-92 (as Euonyx normani)
Pirlot, J.M. 1933. Les amphipodes de l'expédition du Siboga. Deuxième partie: Les amphipodes gammarides, II. Les Amphipodes de la mer profonde. I: (Lysianassidae, Stegocephalidae, Stenothoidae, Pleustidae, Lepechinellidae). Siboga-Expéditie Report 33C: 115-167 (as Euonyx normani)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | URISTIDAE Hurley, 1963 | 08-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 08-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |