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Thorina

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Thorina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Caprellidae
Genus: Thorina
Stephensen, 1944
Species

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]

References

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  1. ^ Jim Lowry (2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  2. ^ José Manual Guerra-García (2003). "Two new species of deep-water caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from northeastern Brazil" (PDF). Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 44: 171–184.
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