WoRMS taxon details
original description
Augener, H. 1928. Die Polychaeten von Spitzbergen. Fauna Arctica, Jena, 5: 647-834. page(s): 672; note: an in-text proposal of a new name for a Wiren 1883 specimen identified as Spinther arcticus [details]
original description
(of Spinther wireni Hartman, 1948) Hartman, O. (1948). The polychaetous annelids of Alaska. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 2(1): 3-58., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8890 page(s): 16; note: Replacement name for "Spinther arcticus Wiren", but there is no such name to be replaced. [details]
taxonomy source
Wirén, Axel. (1883). Chaetopoder från Sibiriska Ishafvet och Berings Haf Insamlade under Vega-Expeditionen 1878-1879. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser bearbetade af deltagare i resan och andra forskare: Stockholm, F&G Beijers Förlag.</em> 2: 383-428, plates 27-32., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27392832 page(s): 386; note: The published usage and description as Spinther arcticus that Augener later considered required a new species name of Spinther vegae [details]
taxonomy source
Graff, Ludwig von 1888. Die Annelidengattung Spinther. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 46: 1-66., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27477705 page(s): 98; note: Incorrect authority. A redescription of Wirén's use of Spinther arcticus (Sars) as "Spinther articus Wirén" [sic] [details]
source of synonymy
Gagaev, S. Yu. (2010). [Fauna Of Polychaetes (Polychaeta) of the East Siberian Sea and their biogeographical characteristic] [In Russian] Фауна беспозвоночных Восточно-Сибирского моря, закономерности распределения и структура донных сообществ. [special issue: Fauna of the East Siberian Sea, distribution patterns and structure of bottom communities, Eds Sirenko, B. I.; Denisenko, S. G.]. <em>Explorations of Fauna of the Seas.</em> 66(74): 8-40. page(s): 16; note: Included under Spinther citrinus without explanation. There is a citation to the Jirkov (2001: 243) Spinther citrinus entry but there is no mention of the name or synonymy there. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype [unknown if exists] entry based on geolocation in Wirén, geounit Bering Strait [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated, but the original report by Wiren is on material from the Swedish Vega expedition. The Vega voyage 1878–1880, under the leadership of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, was the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage, There are a number of marine species named 'vegae'. [details]
Synonymy Included under Spinther citrinus without explanation by Gagaev (2010). There is a citation to the Jirkov (2001: 243) Spinther citrinus entry but there is no mention of the name or synonymy there. This apparent synonymy appears to be without rationale and is disregarded here. [details]
Taxonomy Spinther vegae was published as in-text passing mention of a proposed new name by Augener (1928: 672) in reference to a specimen that Wiren (1883: 386) had identified and placed under Spinther arcticus (Sars, 1849), with a statement by Wiren that he did not consider deviations [of his Spinther from arcticus] to be so important that they should lead to the creation of a new species. v. Graff (1888) redescribed the specimen under a Spinther arcticus headline. However, Augener stated [in translation] "I consider it inadmissible that v. Graff retains the abbreviated name arcticus for another different Spinther species that Wiren keeps from the "Vega material". This latter must get a new name and I suggest the name Spinther vegae for him.". v.Graff was misleading in his use of authorities for names, but it is clear he usually meant "sensu" an author, not that the author originated the name. This was a common practice at the time. However, Hartman (1948: 16) was confused by this and incorrectly thought Wirén (1883) himself had created a homonym. Her replacement name of 'Spinther wireni' (q.v.) was not needed and is invalid. [details]
Type locality Bering Strait. Wirén (1883) had five specimens, and he recorded "Spinther arcticus" from stations 41, 43, and 44. Only station 44 has a geolocation, 65.5667°, -168.6167° (65° 34' N, 168° 37' W), which is in the Bering Strait [details]
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