WoRMS taxon details
Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885
AphiaID: 129170
AphiaID: 129170
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellomorpha (Suborder) > Ampharetidae (Family) > Melinninae (Subfamily) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon | Melinnopsis atlantica McIntosh, 1885 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Melinninae | ||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Amelinna Hartman, 1969 Melinnexis Annenkova, 1931 (subjective synonym) Melinnides Wesenberg-Lund, 1950 (subjective synonym) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] additional source: Hilbig, Brigitte 2005. Melinnopsis angolensis (Annelida: Polychaeta: Ampharetidae), a new species from the Angola Basin. Organisms Diversity and Evolution 5: 215-220. [details] additional source: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details] basis of record (from synonym): Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 41: 47-114 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] basis of record (from synonym): ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Melinnopsis abyssalis (Hartman, 1969) Species Melinnopsis angolensis Hilbig, 2005 Species Melinnopsis annenkovae (Ushakov, 1952) Species Melinnopsis arctica (Annenkova, 1931) Species Melinnopsis armipotens (Moore, 1923) Species Melinnopsis atlantica McIntosh, 1885 Species Melinnopsis collaris (Hartman, 1967) Species Melinnopsis dubita (Hoagland, 1920) Species Melinnopsis monocera (Augener, 1906) Species Melinnopsis moorei (Hartman, 1960) Species Melinnopsis rostrata (Wesenberg-Lund, 1950) Species Melinnopsis somovi Species Melinnopsis tentaculata (Treadwell, 1903) Species Melinnopsis tetradentata (Imajima, 2001) Species Melinnopsis capensis Day, 1955 accepted as Melinnopsides capensis (Day, 1955) | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||
| Fossil range | recent only | ||||||||||||||||
| Feedingtypes |
deposit feeder: surface [details]
interface grazer [details] suspension feeder: facultative [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Link | To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129170 on 2013-06-18 | |||||||||||||||||
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