Aatolana springthorpei

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Aatolana springthorpei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Aatolana
Species:
A. springthorpei
Binomial name
Aatolana springthorpei
Keable, 1998
Aatolana springthorpei
Holotype site: off Fitzroy Reef, QLD'"`UNIQ--ref-00000003-QINU`"'

Aatolana springthorpei is a species of crustaceans in the family Cirolanidae, first described by Stephen John Keable in 1998. [1] [2]

It is benthic shrimp found in tropical waters at depths of 200 m to 203 m [3] on the continental shelves of Queensland and New South Wales. [4] Like other species in this genus it is a scavenger. [2] The males are similar to the females, and the species is most similar to A rapax. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aatolana springthorpei Keable, 1998". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Stephen J. Keable (13 May 1998). "A third species of Aatolana Bruce, 1993 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 50 (1): 19-26 [22]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.50.1998.1272. ISSN   0067-1975. Wikidata   Q54555494.
  3. ↑ "Aatolana springthorpei". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Aatolana springthorpei". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 January 2023.


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