Genus Vaunthompsonia Bate in Kinahan, 1858
- Vaunthompsonia Spence Bate, C. in Kinahan, J.R. 1858. On the genus Scorpionura (J. V. Thompson MSS). Nat. Hist. Rev. 5: 202–205. [203].
Type species:
Vaunthompsonia cristata Bate in Kinahan, 1858 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
BODOTRIIDAE: Vaunthompsonia cristata Bate, 1858 — Petrescu, I. 1997. Results of the Zoological Expedition organised by "Grigore Antipa" Museum, in the Indonesian Archipelago (1991). I. Peracarida (Crustacea). Cumacea. Travaux du Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 38: 115-175 [123] (recorded this species without evidence from Australia. Hale (1944) state V. nana is only Australian species in the genus.)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Antarctic Oceans.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 06-Mar-2013 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 08-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |