Aatolana rapax

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Aatolana rapax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Aatolana
Species:
A. rapax
Binomial name
Aatolana rapax
Bruce, 1993
Aatolana rapax
Holotype site: Madang, Papua New Guinea'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'

Aatolana rapax is a species of crustaceans in the family Cirolanidae, first described by Niel L. Bruce in 1993. [1] [2]

It is benthic shrimp found in tropical waters at depths of 150 m to 200 m [3] off the coasts of Papua New Guinea, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aatolana rapax Bruce, 1993". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Niel L. Bruce (1993). "Two new genera of marine isopod crustaceans (Cirolanidae) from Madang, Papua New Guinea". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum . 31: 1-15 [5]. Wikidata   Q116365614.
  3. ↑ "Aatolana rapax". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Aatolana rapax". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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