WoRMS name details
Amathia carpenteri C.W. Thomson, 1873
451955 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:451955)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Amathia Roux, 1828 accepted as Anamathia Smith, 1885
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thomson, C.W. (1873). The Depth of the Sea. An Account of the General Results of the Dredging Cruises of the H.M.SS. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning During the Summers of 1868, 1869, and 1870, Under the Scientific Direction of Dr. Carpenter, F.R.S., J. Gwyn Jeffreys, F.R.S. and Dr. Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Macmillan and Co.: London, xxi + 527 pp., pls. I-VIII. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317 [details]
Taxonomic remark Thomson (1873) attributed the name to Norman, but did not quote an actual description by Norman (as he did for another...
Taxonomic remark Thomson (1873) attributed the name to Norman, but did not quote an actual description by Norman (as he did for another species Cymonomus granulatus (Norman, in C. W. Thomson, 1873) [Ethusa]), and therefore the name falls by default to Thomson. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Amathia carpenteri C.W. Thomson, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=451955 on 2025-12-16
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Thomson, C.W. (1873). The Depth of the Sea. An Account of the General Results of the Dredging Cruises of the H.M.SS. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning During the Summers of 1868, 1869, and 1870, Under the Scientific Direction of Dr. Carpenter, F.R.S., J. Gwyn Jeffreys, F.R.S. and Dr. Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Macmillan and Co.: London, xxi + 527 pp., pls. I-VIII. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317 [details]
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Taxonomic remark Thomson (1873) attributed the name to Norman, but did not quote an actual description by Norman (as he did for another species Cymonomus granulatus (Norman, in C. W. Thomson, 1873) [Ethusa]), and therefore the name falls by default to Thomson. [details]
