WoRMS taxon details
original description
Conroy-Dalton, S. & R. Huys. (2000). Systematics and phylogeny of the Ancorabolidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida). I. The Ancorabolus-lineage, with the description of three new genera. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 41(4):343-397. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMUK, geounit Norwegian part of the Skagerrak [details]
Paratype NHMUK, geounit Norwegian part of the Skagerrak [details]
Paratype NHMUK, geounit Norwegian part of the Skagerrak [details]
Paratype NHMUK, geounit Norwegian part of the Skagerrak [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional Material Re-examination of the material of A. mirabilis held in the collections of G. O. Sars (Oslo) and K. lang (Stockholm) by Conroy-Dalton & Huys (2000), revealed it to be based on an amalgamate of Ancorabolus inermis Conroy-Dalton & Huys, 2000 and A. confusus Conroy-Dalton & Huys, 2000.
Additional material of A. confusus previously identified as A. mirabilis by K. Lang and G. O. Sars:
- 4 females in alcohol labeled A. mirabilis (SMNH 15352), Gullmarfjord, Sweden, 60 m depth, coll. K. Lang; Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 9 females in alcohol labeled A. mirabilis (ZMO F20301), unspecified locality, Norway, coll. and det. G. O. Sars; Zoologisk Museum, Oslo, Norway. [details]
Distribution Distribution:
Norway: Fanafjord, Hunesfjord, Raunefjord, Frierfjord/Langesdundfjord.
Sweden: Gullmarfjord [details]
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