WoRMS name details

Scolelepis (Nerinides) bousfieldi Pettibone, 1963

338552  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338552)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Revision of some genera of polychaete worms of the family Spionidae, including the description of a new species of <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 76: 89-104., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34604970
page(s): 94-98, figs. 1-2 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  CMN NMCIC1900-2916, geounit Gulf of St. Lawrence  
Holotype CMN NMCIC1900-2916, geounit Gulf of St. Lawrence [details]
Type locality contained in Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Atlantic part]  
type locality contained in Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Atlantic part] [details]
Note Shediac Island, Channel, New Brunswick,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Shediac Island, Channel, New Brunswick, Canada, Atlantic Ocean (46.25°, -64.53°). [details]
Depth range Low water to about 18 m.  
Depth range Low water to about 18 m. [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of St. Lawrence (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick); Massachusetts (Buzzards Bay, Woods Hole).  
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of St. Lawrence (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick); Massachusetts (Buzzards Bay, Woods Hole). [details]

Etymology From Pettibone (1963: 98): "The species is named for E. L. Bousfield of the National Museum of Canada."  
Etymology From Pettibone (1963: 98): "The species is named for E. L. Bousfield of the National Museum of Canada.[details]

Taxonomy Moved to different subgenus.  
Taxonomy Moved to different subgenus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scolelepis (Nerinides) bousfieldi Pettibone, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338552 on 2024-03-19
Date
action
by
2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2010-04-27 22:48:13Z
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original description Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Revision of some genera of polychaete worms of the family Spionidae, including the description of a new species of <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 76: 89-104., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34604970
page(s): 94-98, figs. 1-2 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

new combination reference Maciolek, Nancy J. 1987. New species and records of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the east coast of North America, with a review of the subgenera. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 7: 16-40. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype CMN NMCIC1900-2916, geounit Gulf of St. Lawrence [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water to about 18 m. [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of St. Lawrence (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick); Massachusetts (Buzzards Bay, Woods Hole). [details]

Etymology From Pettibone (1963: 98): "The species is named for E. L. Bousfield of the National Museum of Canada.[details]

Habitat In muddy and sandy sediments, with detritus, stones, shells or dead eelgrass, at shallow water. [details]

Taxonomy Moved to different subgenus. [details]

Type locality Shediac Island, Channel, New Brunswick, Canada, Atlantic Ocean (46.25°, -64.53°). [details]