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Species Haustorius canadensis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)

Superorder Peracarida (Marsupial Crustaceans)

Order Amphipoda (Amphipods)

Suborder Gammaridea

Family Haustoriidae

Genus Haustorius

Species canadensis (Haustorius canadensis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Before Bousfield's description of Haustorius canadensis, specimens of the species were incorrectly identified as the European H. arenarius.

Explanation of Names

Haustorius canadensis (Bousfield 1962)

Size

To 18mm(1)

Identification

Easily identified by large size and overall appearance, at least in the southern New England portion of its range.

Range

Southern New England, SW Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Cape Breton Island(2)

Habitat

Intertidally on sandy beaches

Works Cited

1.	The Arthrostraca of Connecticut Kunkel B.W. 1918. Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey.

2.	Haustoriidae of New England (Crustacea: Amphipoda) Bousfield E.L. 1965. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 117(3512): 159-239.

Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 5 September, 2015 - 1:50am
Last updated 21 January, 2016 - 10:45pm

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