WoRMS name details
Scolaricia capensis Day, 1961
331715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331715)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Scolaricia Eisig, 1914 accepted as Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Day, John Hemsworth. (1961). The Polychaet [sic] Fauna of South Africa. Part 6. Sedentary species dredged off Cape coasts with a few new records from the shore. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 44(299): 463-560., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1961.tb01623.x
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Holotype SAMC, geounit Agulhas Bank
, Note Agulhas Bank, South Africa, Indian Ocean...
Holotype SAMC, geounit Agulhas Bank [details]
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Type locality Agulhas Bank, South Africa, Indian Ocean (-34.37°, 21.56°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal (Bay of Bengal) to 86 m (Agulhas Bank).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Agulhas Bank (South Africa); Bay of Bengal (Andhra Pradesh, India).
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet capensis refers presumably to the Cape Province (South...
Depth range Intertidal (Bay of Bengal) to 86 m (Agulhas Bank). [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Agulhas Bank (South Africa); Bay of Bengal (Andhra Pradesh, India).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Agulhas Bank (South Africa); Bay of Bengal (Andhra Pradesh, India). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet capensis refers presumably to the Cape Province (South...
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet capensis refers presumably to the Cape Province (South Africa), off which the Agulhas Bank is located. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scolaricia capensis Day, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331715 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Day, John Hemsworth. (1961). The Polychaet [sic] Fauna of South Africa. Part 6. Sedentary species dredged off Cape coasts with a few new records from the shore. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 44(299): 463-560., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1961.tb01623.x
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additional source Raman, Akkur Vasudevan; Ganapati, Ponani Narayana. (1977). Occurrence of <i>Scolaricia capensis</i> Day, 1961 (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae) off the east coast of India, Bay of Bengal. <em>Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences.</em> 6(2): 185-186., available online at http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39399
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new combination reference Taylor, John L. (1984). Family Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). <i>Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091.</i> Volume 1. Chapter Pagination: 1-1 to 1-38. Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://www.data.boem.gov/PI/PDFImages/ESPIS/3/3864.pdf
page(s): 1-37, figs. 1-35, 1-36a-e; note: as Scoloplos capensis [details]
new combination reference Day, John H. (1973). New Polychaeta from Beaufort, with a key to all species recorded from North Carolina. <em>NOAA Technical Reports, Ser. National Marine Fisheries Service, Circulars.</em> 375: 1-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.62852
page(s): 88; note: as Scoloplos (Scoloplos) capensis [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 480, fig. 1 p-s [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Raman, Akkur Vasudevan; Ganapati, Ponani Narayana. (1977). Occurrence of <i>Scolaricia capensis</i> Day, 1961 (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae) off the east coast of India, Bay of Bengal. <em>Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences.</em> 6(2): 185-186., available online at http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39399
page(s): 185-186 [details] Available for editors
[request] new combination reference Taylor, John L. (1984). Family Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). <i>Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091.</i> Volume 1. Chapter Pagination: 1-1 to 1-38. Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://www.data.boem.gov/PI/PDFImages/ESPIS/3/3864.pdf
page(s): 1-37, figs. 1-35, 1-36a-e; note: as Scoloplos capensis [details]
new combination reference Day, John H. (1973). New Polychaeta from Beaufort, with a key to all species recorded from North Carolina. <em>NOAA Technical Reports, Ser. National Marine Fisheries Service, Circulars.</em> 375: 1-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.62852
page(s): 88; note: as Scoloplos (Scoloplos) capensis [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SAMC, geounit Agulhas Bank [details]
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Depth range Intertidal (Bay of Bengal) to 86 m (Agulhas Bank). [details]Distribution Indian Ocean: Agulhas Bank (South Africa); Bay of Bengal (Andhra Pradesh, India). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet capensis refers presumably to the Cape Province (South Africa), off which the Agulhas Bank is located. [details]
Habitat Sand at shelf depths (Agulhas Bank), and intertidal sandy mud (Bay of Bengal). [details]
Type locality Agulhas Bank, South Africa, Indian Ocean (-34.37°, 21.56°). [details]
