WoRMS taxon details
Atlantophila cristata (Miers, 1881)
557649 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557649)
accepted
Species
Philyra cristata Miers, 1881 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Philyra cristata Miers, 1881) Miers, E.J. (1881). On a collection of Crustacea made by Baron Hermann-Maltzan at Goree island, Senegambia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5.</em> 8: 204-220, 259-281, 364-377, pls. 13-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938109487471 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Atlantophila cristata (Miers, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557649 on 2026-02-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Philyra cristata Miers, 1881) Miers, E.J. (1881). On a collection of Crustacea made by Baron Hermann-Maltzan at Goree island, Senegambia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5.</em> 8: 204-220, 259-281, 364-377, pls. 13-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938109487471 [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality