Amphorites annasona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lysianassoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Amphilochidea Infraorder: Lysianassida Parvordo: Lysianassidira Superfamilia: Lysianassoidea

Familia: Lysianassidae
Subfamilia: Conicostomatinae
Genus: Amphorites
Species: Amphorites annasona

Name

• Amphorites annasona Lowry & Stoddart, 2012: 46, figs. 2, 3

Holotype: AM P.70311 (Australian Museum Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Expedition, stn 21I), ♀.

Type locality: Middleton Reef, Tasman Sea, 29°27.4’S 159°03.7’E, 12 m, outer reef slope near wreck of MV Annasona, air lift around rocks and rubble with a little algae in gutter, 9 December 1987, R.T. Springthorpe & J.K. Lowry on RV Flamingo Bay.

Etymology: The species is named for its type locality.

References

• Lowry, J.K.; Stoddart, H.E. 2012: Australian and South African conicostomatine amphipods (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Lysianassidae: Conicostomatinae subfam. nov.) Zootaxa, 3248: 43–65. Preview PDF