Archaeocuma peruana Băcescu, 1972

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 24

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scientific name	Archaeocuma peruana Băcescu, 1972
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Archaeocuma peruana Băcescu, 1972: 241–245 , figs 1A–G, 2A–H, phot. A, B.

Archaeocuma peruviana .— Băcescu, 1972: 241 (Lapsus calami).

Type material. Holotype: GAM 200 View Materials , male . Allotype: GAM 201 View Materials , female . Paratypes: GAM 202 View Materials , male and female. Peru-Chile Trench, 8°21’S, 81°25’W GoogleMaps .

Other material. USNM 38984 View Materials , 13°33’S, 77°26’W, 3160 m; 1 subadult female, 2 adult males, MNHN CU- 893, Vema GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Carapace marginal carina crenellated. Telson with 3 terminal setae, 3 pairs of lateral setae.

Depth. 1016–3300 m.

Distribution. Peru-Chile Trench, 8°– 13°S, 77– 81°25’W.

Remarks. The type material is decalcified, and in poor condition. The material from the USNM is in somewhat better shape, with some variability in the development of the pleopods in the female, but the pleopods were present on all female specimens.