Parakonarus kopure

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paratanaoidea

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: Tanaidacea Subordo: Tanaidomorpha Superfamilia: Paratanaoidea

Familia: Leptocheliidae
Genus: Parakonarus
Species: Parakonarus kopure

Name

• Parakonarus kopure Bird, 2011
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: ovigerous (ov.) female
    • Repository: MONZ CR.21778
  • Type locality: 'Lower eulittoral rocky-shore, Rewarewa-Waikara headland (about 10 km north of Wellington), North Island, New Zealand; specifically, ca. 41° 01´ 41´´S 174° 55´ 25´´E or 41° 04´ 24´´S 174° 51´ 17´´ E (sourced from Google Earth)', also quoted as 'Pukerua Bay'
  • ZooBank: 529E38D5-5758-4530-8396-B747172B197E

Primary references

• Bird, G.J. 2011: Paratanaoidean tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from littoral and shallow sublittoral habitats in New Zealand, with descriptions of three new genera and seven new species. Zootaxa 2891: 1–62. Preview Reference page. 

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