WoRMS name details
Amytis Savigny, 1822
238339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238339)
unaccepted (nomen oblitum according to Article 23.9.1 (ICZN, 1999))
Genus
Nereis prismatica O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (type by monotypy)
- Species Amytis prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Savigny, Jules-César. (1822). Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. <em>Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 1(3):1–128., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41329897
page(s): 46 [details]
page(s): 46 [details]
Etymology Not stated, unknown. Maybe from one of the female historical characters of the Persian history named Amytis.
Status According to Nygren (2004: 40) the name Amytis Savigny, 1822 has not been in use since it was introduced in 1822. Hence,...
Etymology Not stated, unknown. Maybe from one of the female historical characters of the Persian history named Amytis. [details]
Status According to Nygren (2004: 40) the name Amytis Savigny, 1822 has not been in use since it was introduced in 1822. Hence,...
Status According to Nygren (2004: 40) the name Amytis Savigny, 1822 has not been in use since it was introduced in 1822. Hence, the conditions in Article 23.9.1.1 of the ICZN (1999) are fullfilled and the name should be considered as a nomen oblitum. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Amytis Savigny, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238339 on 2024-09-24
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Savigny, Jules-César. (1822). Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. <em>Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 1(3):1–128., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41329897
page(s): 46 [details]
status source 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): 40; note: as nomen oblitum [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 46 [details]
status source 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): 40; note: as nomen oblitum [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Savigny (1822: 46): "10.o Nereïs prismatica. OTH. FABR. n.o 285, et MÜLL. Prodr. n.o 2637. Paroît de même avoir cinq antennes, les deux mitoyennes (lobes frontaux!) très-courtes, l'impaire grande; quatre yeux; deux paires de cirres tentaculaires au premier segment, deux autres longs cirres au second segment; les pieds à une rame simple; les cirres supérieurs courts, les inférieurs comme nuls; point de branchies distinctes. Huitième genre à établir! AMYTIS."[details]
Etymology Not stated, unknown. Maybe from one of the female historical characters of the Persian history named Amytis. [details]
Status According to Nygren (2004: 40) the name Amytis Savigny, 1822 has not been in use since it was introduced in 1822. Hence, the conditions in Article 23.9.1.1 of the ICZN (1999) are fullfilled and the name should be considered as a nomen oblitum. [details]