Aatolana rapax

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Aatolana rapax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
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-00000003-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]

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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.