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Species Cyclaspis nitida Hale, 1944

  • Cyclaspis nitida Hale, H.M. 1944. Australian Cumacea. No. 7 The genus Cyclaspis. Records of the South Australian Museum 8: 63-142 [109, figs 33, 34].
    Type data:
     Holotype SAMA C2416 adult, off Jibbon, NSW.
    Paratype(s) SAMA C2416 1, off Jibbon, NSW; SAMA C2417 1.

 

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)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Attracted to underwater light, 2.5–9 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 [10] (distribution)