Species Cyclaspis pura Hale, 1936

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cyclaspis pura Hale, H.M. 1936. Cumacea from a South Australian reef. Records of the South Australian Museum 5: 404-438 [405, figs 1, 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA C1995 ♀ ovigerous, Sellicks Beach, Gulf St Vincent, SA.
  Paratype(s) SAMA C1993; SAMA C1997; SAMA C1999.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, rock bottom, sand bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

From sand and stones, attracted to underwater light, surface to 2 m depth.

General References

Hale, H.M. 1944. Australian Cumacea. No. 7 The genus Cyclaspis. Records of the South Australian Museum 8: 63-142 [106] (taxonomy)

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