World Register of Deep-Sea species - Scopelocheirus coecus Holmes, 1908

Deep-Sea name details

Scopelocheirus coecus Holmes, 1908

AphiaID

1362888 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1362888)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Paracallisoma coecum (Holmes, 1908) accepted as Pseudocallisoma coecum (Holmes, 1908)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Pseudocallisoma Horton & Thurston, 2015

Parent

Scopelocheirus Spence Bate, 1857

Original name

Scopelocheirus coecus Holmes, 1908

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Holmes, S. J. (1908). The Amphipoda collected by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" off the West Coast of North America, in 1903 and 1904, with descriptions of a new family and several new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 35(1654): 489-543; 46 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7495398, https://archive.org/details/dredginghydrogra00unit_0 [details]

Type data

Holotype USNM 38538, geounit United States part of the...

Holotype USNM 38538, geounit United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]

Taxonomic citation

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 coecus Holmes, 1908. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362888 on 2026-07-18

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Scopelocheirus coecus Holmes, 1908. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362888 on 2026-07-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-07-29 06:43:48Z

created

Horton, Tammy

2022-05-19 09:01:08Z

changed

Horton, Tammy

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original description Holmes, S. J. (1908). The Amphipoda collected by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" off the West Coast of North America, in 1903 and 1904, with descriptions of a new family and several new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 35(1654): 489-543; 46 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7495398, https://archive.org/details/dredginghydrogra00unit_0 [details]

Holotype USNM 38538, geounit United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]