Thorina

Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Thorina

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Subphylum:  |

Crustacea

Class:  |

Malacostraca

Order:  |

Amphipoda

Family:  |

Caprellidae

Genus:  |

Thorina

Stephensen, 1944

Species

* Thorina elongata Laubnitz & Mills, 1972
* Thorina spinosa Stephensen, 1944

Thorina is a genus of amphipod crustaceans comprising the two species Thorina spinosa and Thorina elongata.[1] They are deep-sea species, found at depths of 900 metres (3,000 ft) and 1,500–4,892 m (4,921–16,050 ft), respectively, in the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean.[2]

## References

1. ↑ Jim Lowry (2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431088.
2. ↑ José Manual Guerra-García (2003). "Two new species of deep-water caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from northeastern Brazil" (PDF). Cahiers de Biologie Marine 44: 171–184. http://personal.us.es/jmguerra/pdfs/pdf27.pdf.

## External links

* Gail Ashton (January 15, 2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". Caprellids. LifeDesks. http://caprellids.lifedesks.org/taxonomy/term/699.

Wikidata ☰ Q7796230 entry

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