Artesia subterranea Holsinger, 1980
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Artesiidae |
| Genus | Artesia |
| Species | Artesia subterranea Holsinger, 1980 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from Texas in the Edwards Plateau and Balcones karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Texas
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 171147 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×7
- Canadian Museum of Nature
- Paratype ×10
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×6
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, Texas State University | 60 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 13 |
| University of Texas, Biodiversity Center, Entomology Collection | 8 |
| Canadian Museum of Nature | 7 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Center | 6 |
94 cataloged lots in 5 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 94 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Texas
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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