WoRMS name details
Paraprocerastea draculai San Martín & López, 2002
238445 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238445)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
San Martin, Guillermo; Lopez, Eduardo. (2002). New species of Autolytus Grube, 1850, Paraprocerastea San Martin & Alos, 1989, and Sphaerosyllis Claparede, 1863 (Syllidae, Polychaeta) from the Iberian Peninsula. <em>Sarsia.</em> 87(2): 135-143., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/003648202320205210
page(s): 139-141, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 139-141, fig. 3 [details]
Holotype MNCN 16.01/6095, geounit Spanish part of the...
, Note Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay, off Foz...
Holotype MNCN 16.01/6095, geounit Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay, off Foz (43º58.46'N, 7º11.8'W). [details]
Depth range 177 m.
Distribution Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay, off Foz. Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The species is named after Dracula, the literary vampire, due to the arrangement of the trepan teeth, consisting of two...
Depth range 177 m. [details]
Distribution Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay, off Foz. Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay, off Foz. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is named after Dracula, the literary vampire, due to the arrangement of the trepan teeth, consisting of two...
Etymology The species is named after Dracula, the literary vampire, due to the arrangement of the trepan teeth, consisting of two large, fang-shaped teeth and many small ones in between, reminiscent of a vampire. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paraprocerastea draculai San Martín & López, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238445 on 2025-05-08
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Nomenclature
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San Martin, Guillermo; Lopez, Eduardo. (2002). New species of Autolytus Grube, 1850, Paraprocerastea San Martin & Alos, 1989, and Sphaerosyllis Claparede, 1863 (Syllidae, Polychaeta) from the Iberian Peninsula. <em>Sarsia.</em> 87(2): 135-143., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/003648202320205210
page(s): 139-141, fig. 3 [details]
new combination reference Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf
page(s): 106-107, fig. 48A-I [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 139-141, fig. 3 [details]
new combination reference Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf
page(s): 106-107, fig. 48A-I [details] Available for editors






Holotype MNCN 16.01/6095, geounit Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 177 m. [details]Distribution Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay, off Foz. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is named after Dracula, the literary vampire, due to the arrangement of the trepan teeth, consisting of two large, fang-shaped teeth and many small ones in between, reminiscent of a vampire. [details]
Habitat Sand. [details]
Type locality Spanish part of the Bay of Biscay, off Foz (43º58.46'N, 7º11.8'W). [details]