Thurstonella

Thurstonella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Thurstonellidae
Genus: Thurstonella
Lowry & Zeidler, 2008
Species:
T. chelata
Binomial name
Thurstonella chelata
(Barnard, 1931)
Synonyms

Clarenciidae Barnard & Karaman, 1987

Thurstonella is a monotypic genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Thurstonellidae. The only species is Thurstonella chelata.[1]

The species is found in Antarctica.[1]

It was named after Michael H. Thurston (1937-2025), an oceanographer and world authority on deep-sea amphipods. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thurstonella Lowry & Zeidler, 2008". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Marinespecies.org: obituary


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