Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i-xc, 1-942, pls. 1-150., available online athttp://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html[details]
original descriptionBate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i-xc, 1-942, pls. 1-150., available online athttp://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html[details]
original description(ofNephropsis meteor Zarenkov, 2006)Zarenkov, N.A. (2006). Nephropid lobsters from the Indian Ocean with descriptions of four new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Nephropidae). <em>Senckenbergiana maritima.</em> 36(1): 83-98.[details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
additional sourceHolthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292.[details] Available for editors
additional sourceWebber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.).[details] Available for editors
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Habitat Deep sea between 786 and 2029 m, most catches between 1600 and 1900 m. Substrate: mud. [details]