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Nereis ellipsis Dalyell, 1853 
AphiaID: 339499

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Nereididae (Family) > Nereidinae (Subfamily) > Nereis (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (objective synonym)
Record
status
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Accepted name  Eulalia ellipsis (Dalyell, 1853)
Rank Species
Parent Nereis Linnaeus, 1758
Sources  original description: Dalyell, J.G. 1853. The Powers of the Creator displayed in the Creation or, observations on life amidst the various of the humbler tribes of animated nature with practical comments and illustrations. 2 Edition. 1-359. John van Voorst. London. [details]

basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

source of synonymy: McIntosh, W.C. 1908. A monograph of British Annelids. Ray Society of London, II. Part I. Polychaeta. Nephthydidae to Syllidae: 1-232., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/monographBritis2McInA [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Notes  Genus uncertain [details]

Taxonomy: Questinably moved to another genus [details]

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, Scotland [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:339499
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Date   action   by
2008-03-18 12:55:09Z  created  Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Nereis ellipsis Dalyell, 1853. 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=339499 on 2013-05-26
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