Oorhynchus aucklandiae Hoek, 1881
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Family:  Ammotheidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1280 - 1280 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Diagnosis:  Trunk: compact, Aschorhynchus- like, segments posteriors each with two long middorsal spines, lateral process separated by narrow intervals, ocular tubercle tall, distally bulbous, placed at anterior of first trunk segment, eyes prominent. Proboscis: short, egg-shaped. Abdomen: long, carried horizontally, extending to tip of third coxae of fourth leg pair. Chelifores: short, globular in shape with distal spines, chelae vestigial, sunken within distal cups. Palp: 9 segmented, oviger 10 segmented, both Achelia-like, oviger strigilis with one or two denticulate spines per segment. Femur: short, with long setae and enormous dorsodistal cement gland tube on a tall tubercle. Propodus: short, slender, without larger heel spines, no auxiliary claws (Ref. 9).
Biology:  Depth based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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