original description
Stock J.H. (1973). Achelia shepherdi n.sp. and other Pycnogonida from Australia. Beaufortia, 21, 279, 91-97. [details]
basis of record
Pycnobase (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Holotype AM, geounit Tasman Sea [details]
Unknown type ZMA Pa. 1968, geounit Tasman Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Habitat on Bryozoa [details]
Habitat in red algae [details]From other sources
Habitat coastal [details]