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Species Cyclaspis mollis Hale, 1944

  • Cyclaspis mollis Hale, H.M. 1944. Australian Cumacea. No. 7 The genus Cyclaspis. Records of the South Australian Museum 8: 63-142 [78, figs 7, 8].
    Type data:
     Holotype SAMA C2399 ovigerous, Cronulla, NSW.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, planktonic, sand bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

Attracted to underwater light, to 16 m depth.

 

General References

Hale, H.M. 1948. Australian Cumacea. No. 14 Further notes on the genus Cyclaspis. Records of the South Australian Museum 9: 1-42 [21] (description of adult male)