Aatolana springthorpei

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

Aatolana springthorpei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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]



References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aatolana springthorpei Keable, 1998". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. 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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