WoRMS taxon details
Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967
377531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:377531)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Racek, A.A. (1967). A new species of <i>Metapenaeopsis</i> (Crustacea-Decapoda) from northern Australian waters. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 92: 251-253, pls. 12-13. [details] Available for editors 
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DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=377531 on 2025-08-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Racek, A.A. (1967). A new species of <i>Metapenaeopsis</i> (Crustacea-Decapoda) from northern Australian waters. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 92: 251-253, pls. 12-13. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record 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]
[request]basis of record 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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
