Deep-Sea name details
Scopelocheirus abyssi Oldevig, 1959
102718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:102718)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Oldevig, H. (1959). Arctic, Subarctic and Scandinavian Amphipods in the collections of the Swedish Natural History Museum in Stockholm. <em>Goteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhalles Handlingar, sjatte foljden, (ser B.).</em> 8, 2, pp. 1-132;4 pls. [details] Available for editors 
Lectotype SMNH Amphipoda Type no. 2343, geounit...
, Note Lectotype and 23 paralectotype specimens,...
Lectotype SMNH Amphipoda Type no. 2343, geounit Greenland Sea [details]
Type material Lectotype and 23 paralectotype specimens, maximum length about 15 mm, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, “ “Svenska Djupet” 77°39’N. 01°17’O. 3200 m, Biloculina-lera, bottent. –1°, 4. 27.7 1898. Svenska Spetsb.-Exp.” The material is in poor condition and no specimen is complete. A female specimen about 12 mm long and thought to be that used by Oldevig for his description is selected here as a lectotype. The dissected carcass of the lectotype is registered under Amphipoda Type no. 2343 with three slides of dissected parts under Amphipoda Type no. 5356, 5357 and 5362. The carcasses of paralectotype specimens ‘a–e’ are registered under Amphipoda Type no. 5351–5355 with associated slides registered under Amphipoda Type no. 5358–5361. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Scopelocheirus abyssi Oldevig, 1959. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102718 on 2026-07-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Scopelocheirus abyssi Oldevig, 1959. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102718 on 2026-07-10
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Oldevig, H. (1959). Arctic, Subarctic and Scandinavian Amphipods in the collections of the Swedish Natural History Museum in Stockholm. <em>Goteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhalles Handlingar, sjatte foljden, (ser B.).</em> 8, 2, pp. 1-132;4 pls. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Barnard J. L.; Barnard C. M. (1990). Geographical Index to Marine Gammaridea (Amphipoda). <em>Division of Crustacea, Dept of Zoology, Natural Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.</em> 1-139. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Barnard J. L.; Barnard C. M. (1990). Geographical Index to Marine Gammaridea (Amphipoda). <em>Division of Crustacea, Dept of Zoology, Natural Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.</em> 1-139. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype SMNH Amphipoda Type no. 2343, geounit Greenland Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type material Lectotype and 23 paralectotype specimens, maximum length about 15 mm, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, “ “Svenska Djupet” 77°39’N. 01°17’O. 3200 m, Biloculina-lera, bottent. –1°, 4. 27.7 1898. Svenska Spetsb.-Exp.” The material is in poor condition and no specimen is complete. A female specimen about 12 mm long and thought to be that used by Oldevig for his description is selected here as a lectotype. The dissected carcass of the lectotype is registered under Amphipoda Type no. 2343 with three slides of dissected parts under Amphipoda Type no. 5356, 5357 and 5362. The carcasses of paralectotype specimens ‘a–e’ are registered under Amphipoda Type no. 5351–5355 with associated slides registered under Amphipoda Type no. 5358–5361. [details]
