Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Subclass Eumalacostraca > Superorder Peracarida > Order Amphipoda > Suborder Hyperiidea > Infraorder Physocephalata > Superfamily Platysceloidea

Platyscelidae Bate, 1862

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Amphithyrus Claus, 1879
Hemityphis Claus, 1879
Paratyphis Claus, 1879
Platyscelus Bate, 1861
Tetrathyrus Claus, 1879

Literature

basis of record

Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 295-308

additional source

Martin, J.W.; Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp.

additional source

Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (Ed.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-538-0. 463 pp.

identification resource

Vinogradov M.E., Volkov A.F. & Semenova T.N. (1996). Hyperiid amphipods (Amphipoda, Hyperiidea) of the world oceans. Science Publishers, Inc., Lebanon, NH, 632 pp.

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Citation

Lowry, J. (2014). Platyscelidae Bate, 1862. In: Horton, T.; Lowry, J. & De Broyer, C. (2013 onwards) World Amphipoda Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101422

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Occurrence

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2010-12-01 by Jim Lowry

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