WoRMS name details

Eteone caeca Ehlers, 1874

338696  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338696)

 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ehlers, E. (1874). Annulata nova vel minus cognita in Expeditione 'Porcupine' capta. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 4, 13: 292-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342680
page(s): 294 [details]   
Note Near Galway, Ireland, NE Atlantic Ocean...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Near Galway, Ireland, NE Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 53.2°, -9.1°).  [details]
Depth range 27-37 m (15-20 fathoms).   
Depth range 27-37 m (15-20 fathoms).  [details]

Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: near Galway (Ireland). Known from the type locality.   
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: near Galway (Ireland). Known from the type locality.  [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specific epithet caeca is a Latin adjective meaning 'blind', and could refer to...  
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specific epithet caeca is a Latin adjective meaning 'blind', and could refer to the absence of eyes in the type material, which are not referred in the original description (Ehlers, 1874: 294). [details]

Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.  
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Eteone caeca Ehlers, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338696 on 2024-03-29
Date
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2020-06-06 16:10:34Z
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original description Ehlers, E. (1874). Annulata nova vel minus cognita in Expeditione 'Porcupine' capta. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 4, 13: 292-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342680
page(s): 294 [details]   

source of synonymy Southern, R. (1914). Clare Island Survey. Archiannelida and Polychaeta. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 31(47): 1-160., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34773787
page(s): 77; note: with Eteone foliosa Quatrefages, 1866 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Depth range 27-37 m (15-20 fathoms).  [details]

Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: near Galway (Ireland). Known from the type locality.  [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specific epithet caeca is a Latin adjective meaning 'blind', and could refer to the absence of eyes in the type material, which are not referred in the original description (Ehlers, 1874: 294). [details]

Habitat Not stated in the original description, unknown. Occurs at shallow shelf depths (about 25-40 m). [details]

Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]

Type locality Near Galway, Ireland, NE Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 53.2°, -9.1°).  [details]