Thorina

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

↑ Jim Lowry (2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
↑ 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.

External links

Gail Ashton (January 15, 2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". Caprellids. LifeDesks.

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[1] Jim Lowry (2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 2, 2011.

[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.