Decanet taxon details
Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967
377531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:377531)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Racek, A.A. (1967). A new species of <i>Metapenaeopsis</i> (Crustacea-Decapoda) from northern Australian waters. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 92: 251-253, pls. 12-13. [details] Available for editors 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=377531 on 2025-09-11
Date
action
by
original description
Racek, A.A. (1967). A new species of <i>Metapenaeopsis</i> (Crustacea-Decapoda) from northern Australian waters. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 92: 251-253, pls. 12-13. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality