Thorina

Genus of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thorina is a genus of amphipod crustaceans comprising the two species Thorina spinosa and Thorina elongata.[1] They are deep-sea species, found at depths of 900 metres (3,000 ft) and 1,500–4,892 m (4,921–16,050 ft), respectively, in the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean.[2]

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Thorina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Caprellidae
Genus: Thorina
Stephensen, 1944
Species
  • Thorina elongata Laubnitz & Mills, 1972
  • Thorina spinosa Stephensen, 1944
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