Athanas sydneyensis

Athanas sydneyensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Athanas
Species:
A. sydneyensis
Binomial name
Athanas sydneyensis
Anker & Ahyong, 2007
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Holotype site - Hawkesbury River (AM P62764,[2]

Athanas sydneyensis is a species of small alpheid shrimp.

Athanas sydneyensis belongs to the genus Athanas of the snapping shrimp family Alpheidae. It was first described in 2007 by Arthur Anker and Shane Ahyong.[1][3]

It has been found only midstream of the Hawkesbury River in the muddy-sand substrate at a depth of 10 metres.[2]


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