WoRMS taxon details
Metopa norvegica (Liljeborg, 1851)
103128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103128)
accepted
Species
Leucothoe norvegica Liljeborg, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Metopa pollexiana (Spence Bate, 1857) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Montagua pollexiana Spence Bate, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Leucothoe norvegica Liljeborg, 1851) Liljeborg, W. (1851). Norges Crustacéer. [Norway's Crustaceans.]. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga, Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar.</em> 8: 19-25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15972015 [details] 
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands)
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands) [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Metopa norvegica (Liljeborg, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103128 on 2025-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leucothoe norvegica Liljeborg, 1851) Liljeborg, W. (1851). Norges Crustacéer. [Norway's Crustaceans.]. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga, Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar.</em> 8: 19-25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15972015 [details]
original description (of Montagua pollexiana Spence Bate, 1857) Bate, C. S. (1857). A synopsis of the British edriophthalmous Crustacea. Part I. Amphipoda. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 2.</em> 19: 135-152.
page(s): 137 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Montagua pollexiana Spence Bate, 1857) Bate, C. S. (1857). A synopsis of the British edriophthalmous Crustacea. Part I. Amphipoda. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 2.</em> 19: 135-152.
page(s): 137 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Barnard J. L.; Barnard C. M. (1990). Geographical Index to Marine Gammaridea (Amphipoda). <em>Division of Crustacea, Dept of Zoology, Natural Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.</em> 1-139. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands) [details]Habitat circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Metopa pollexiana (Spence Bate, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Metopa pollexiana (Spence Bate, 1857))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Metopa pollexiana (Spence Bate, 1857))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Metopa pollexiana (Spence Bate, 1857))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Metopa pollexiana (Spence Bate, 1857))
To ITIS