original description
Roberts, P. C. (1975) Heterias petrensis, a new species of freshwater isopod from Tasmania (Family Janiridae, tribe Asellota). The Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 109: 21-31. [details]
basis of record
Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
Holotype AM P20097, geounit Tasmania [details]
Paratype AM P20098, geounit Tasmania [details]
Paratype AM P20099–101, geounit Tasmania [details]
Paratype TMH G1572–74, geounit Tasmania [details]
From editor or global species database
type locality Tasmania, Australia [details]