WoRMS taxon details
Paraprionospio cordifolia Yokoyama, 2007
1469962 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1469962)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Yokoyama, Hisashi. (2007). A revision of the genus Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta: Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 151(2): 253-284., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/151/2/253/2630866
page(s): 264, 267, figure 9; note: Wakasa Bay, Japan [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 264, 267, figure 9; note: Wakasa Bay, Japan [details] Available for editors
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Holotype OMNH OMNH-Iv 4873, geounit Wakasa Bay
, Note off Yura River mouth, Wakasa Bay, Japan,...
Holotype OMNH OMNH-Iv 4873, geounit Wakasa Bay [details]
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Type locality off Yura River mouth, Wakasa Bay, Japan, 35.5333, 135.3 (35°32′N, 135°18′E), mud, 20 m [details]
Etymology author: "Paraprionospio cordifolia is characterized by having a ventral bilobed flap on setiger 8, which is not found in...
Etymology author: "Paraprionospio cordifolia is characterized by having a ventral bilobed flap on setiger 8, which is not found in any other Paraprionospio species. The species name (= heart-shaped leaf) is derived from this structure. " [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paraprionospio cordifolia Yokoyama, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1469962 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Yokoyama, Hisashi. (2007). A revision of the genus Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta: Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 151(2): 253-284., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/151/2/253/2630866
page(s): 264, 267, figure 9; note: Wakasa Bay, Japan [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 264, 267, figure 9; note: Wakasa Bay, Japan [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Yokoyama, Hisashi; Sukumaran, Soniya. (2012). First records of three Paraprionospio species (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Indian waters. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 53(2): 279-287., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.AAAC31ED
page(s): 280, figure 1; note: description and records from the open Arabian Sea [details]
page(s): 280, figure 1; note: description and records from the open Arabian Sea [details]
Holotype OMNH OMNH-Iv 4873, geounit Wakasa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology author: "Paraprionospio cordifolia is characterized by having a ventral bilobed flap on setiger 8, which is not found in any other Paraprionospio species. The species name (= heart-shaped leaf) is derived from this structure. " [details]Type locality off Yura River mouth, Wakasa Bay, Japan, 35.5333, 135.3 (35°32′N, 135°18′E), mud, 20 m [details]
