WoRMS taxon details
Metapenaeopsis velutina (Dana, 1852)
220270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220270)
accepted
Species
Metapenaeopsis caliper Zhong & Liu in Liu & Zhong, 1988 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Metapenaeopsis insona Racek & Dall, 1965 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 10-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779609 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metapenaeopsis velutina (Dana, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220270 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 10-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779609 [details]
original description (of Metapenaeopsis insona Racek & Dall, 1965) Racek, A.A.; Dall, W. (1965). Littoral Penaeinae (Crustacea Decapoda) from northern Australia, New Guinea and adjacent waters. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde.</em> 65(3): 1-116, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Metapenaeopsis caliper Zhong & Liu in Liu & Zhong, 1988) Liu, R.; Zhong, Z. (1988). Penaeoid shrimps of the South China Sea: 1-278. Agricultural Publishing House, Beijing [imprint 1986, published 1 Febr 1988]. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Galil, B. S. (1997). Two Lessepsian Migrant Decapods New To the Coast of Israel. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 70(1): 111-114., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854097x00393 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Metapenaeopsis insona Racek & Dall, 1965) Racek, A.A.; Dall, W. (1965). Littoral Penaeinae (Crustacea Decapoda) from northern Australia, New Guinea and adjacent waters. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde.</em> 65(3): 1-116, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Metapenaeopsis caliper Zhong & Liu in Liu & Zhong, 1988) Liu, R.; Zhong, Z. (1988). Penaeoid shrimps of the South China Sea: 1-278. Agricultural Publishing House, Beijing [imprint 1986, published 1 Febr 1988]. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Galil, B. S. (1997). Two Lessepsian Migrant Decapods New To the Coast of Israel. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 70(1): 111-114., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854097x00393 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Metapenaeopsis insona Racek & Dall, 1965)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metapenaeopsis velutina)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Metapenaeopsis insona Racek & Dall, 1965)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metapenaeopsis velutina)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
