original description
(of Anthura punctata 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
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]
source of synonymy
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]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0-200 [details]
distribution Orange River mouth to Natal, South Africa, 7-200 m (Kensley, 1982) [details]