WoRMS taxon details
Protodorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885)
181598 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181598)
accepted
Species
Dorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination)
Staurocephalus atlanticus McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Staurocephalus atlanticus McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 233-235, plate XXXVI figs. 4-5, plate XVIIA figs. 5-8 [details]
page(s): 233-235, plate XXXVI figs. 4-5, plate XVIIA figs. 5-8 [details]
Type locality contained in Atlantic Ocean
type locality contained in Atlantic Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Protodorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181598 on 2025-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Staurocephalus atlanticus McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 233-235, plate XXXVI figs. 4-5, plate XVIIA figs. 5-8 [details]
basis of record Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297 [details]
page(s): 233-235, plate XXXVI figs. 4-5, plate XVIIA figs. 5-8 [details]
basis of record Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Jumars, Peter A. 1974. A generic revision of the Dorvilleidae (Polychaeta), with six new species from the deep Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London, 54(2): 101-135., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/54/2/101/2670926 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To NHMUK collection (Staurocephalus atlanticus McIntosh, 1885; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3535106) (from synonym Staurocephalus atlanticus McIntosh, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Dorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (59 records) (from synonym Dorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To NHMUK collection (Staurocephalus atlanticus McIntosh, 1885; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3535106) (from synonym Staurocephalus atlanticus McIntosh, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Dorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (59 records) (from synonym Dorvillea atlantica (McIntosh, 1885))
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
