Metatiron tropakis

Author
J. L. Barnard, 1972

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Min Depth
3 meters
Max Depth
157 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Virginia to Venezuela; California to Peru
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • infaunal
  • soft substrate (sand; mud)
References

  • Barnard, J. L. 1972. A review of the family Synopiidae (= Tironidae), mainly distributed in the deep sea (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 124: 1–94.

  • McCain, J. C. 1970. Familial taxa within the Caprellidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 82(65): 837–842.

  • Rakocinski, C., R. W. Heard, T. Simons, and D. Gledhill. 1991. Macroinvertebrate associations from beaches of selected barrier islands in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Important environmental relationships. Bulletin of Marine Science 48(3): 689–701.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

LeCroy, S. E., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz, and E. Escobar-Briones. 2009. Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 941–972 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-04-2024.

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