WoRMS taxon details
Leptanthura laevigata (Stimpson, 1855)
118503 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118503)
accepted
Species
Anthura laevigata Stimpson, 1855 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Leptanthura faurei Barnard, 1914 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Anthura laevigata Stimpson, 1855) Stimpson, W. (1855). Descriptions of some new marine Invertebrata. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 7(10): 385-394., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694499 [details] 
Depth range 15-1360
distribution Orange River mouth to Mozambique Channel, 42-1360 m (Kensley, 1982)
Depth range 15-1360 [details]
distribution Orange River mouth to Mozambique Channel, 42-1360 m (Kensley, 1982)
distribution Orange River mouth to Mozambique Channel, 42-1360 m (Kensley, 1982) [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Leptanthura laevigata (Stimpson, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118503 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptanthura faurei Barnard, 1914) Barnard, K.H. (1914). Contributions to the crustacean fauna of South Africa. 3.—Additions to the marine Isopoda, with notes on some previously incompletely known species. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 10(11): 325a-358a, 359-442, pls. 27-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1554824 [details]
original description (of Anthura laevigata Stimpson, 1855) Stimpson, W. (1855). Descriptions of some new marine Invertebrata. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 7(10): 385-394., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694499 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Anthura laevigata Stimpson, 1855) Stimpson, W. (1855). Descriptions of some new marine Invertebrata. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 7(10): 385-394., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694499 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Barnard, K.H. (1925). A Revision of the Family Anthuridae (Crustacea Isopoda), with Remarks on certain Morphological Peculiarities. Journ. Limn. Soc (London) (Zool.) 36: 109-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Barnard, K.H. (1925). A Revision of the Family Anthuridae (Crustacea Isopoda), with Remarks on certain Morphological Peculiarities. Journ. Limn. Soc (London) (Zool.) 36: 109-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Leptanthura faurei Barnard, 1914) SAMC A64, A60, A61, A57, A62, verbatimGeounit South Africa. 33 52'... [details]
Syntype (of Anthura laevigata Stimpson, 1855), verbatimGeounit South Africa. Cape o... [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 15-1360 [details]distribution Orange River mouth to Mozambique Channel, 42-1360 m (Kensley, 1982) [details]
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