World Amphipoda Database - Atylus capensis (Dana, 1853)

WoRMS name details

Atylus capensis (Dana, 1853)

AphiaID

1368291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1368291)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted name

Pontogeneia capensis (Dana, 1853) accepted as Paramoera capensis (Dana, 1853)

Rank

Species

Parent

Atylus Leach, 1815

Original name

Iphimedia capensis Dana, 1853

Synonymised names

Iphimedia capensis Dana, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Iphimedia capensis Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia. 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [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. Atylus capensis (Dana, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1368291 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-08-14 14:16:08Z

created

Horton, Tammy

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Iphimedia capensis Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia. 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [details]

new combination reference Bate, C. S. (1863). Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum Natural History: London. i-iv + 1-399, pls. 1-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.20901 [details]