Nomenclature
original description
(of Astacilla kerguelensis Vanhöffen, 1914) Vanhöffen, E. (1914). Die Isopoden der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, Zoologie.</em> 15: 447-598. [details] 
original description
(of Astacilla marionensis Beddard, 1886) Beddard, F. E. (1886). Report on the Isopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 17(48): 1-178, pls. 1-25., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-48/README.htm [details] 
basis of record
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]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 45-340 [details]