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Polychaeta name details

Paedophylax hebes Webster & Benedict, 1884

238430  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238430)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Webster, H. E.: Benedict, J. E. (1884). The Annelida Chaetopoda from Provincetown and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. <em>Annual Report of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Washington.</em> 1881: 699-747., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11203280
page(s): 716-717, plate III figs. 31-36 [details]   
Note Northwest Atlantic, USA, Massachusetts, Cape...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Northwest Atlantic, USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod Bay, Provincetown (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 42.0463°, long. -70.1879º).  [details]
Depth range Low water to 25 fathoms (about 45.5 m).   
Depth range Low water to 25 fathoms (about 45.5 m).  [details]

Distribution Northwest Atlantic: Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA).   
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet hebes is the Latin word for 'blunt' or 'dull', and refers to the anterior region of the species, in...  
Etymology The specific epithet hebes is the Latin word for 'blunt' or 'dull', and refers to the anterior region of the species, in which "the anterior angles are very broadly rounded" (Webster & Benedict, 1884: 716).  [details]

Taxonomy Moved to genus Exogone Örsted, 1845 by Southern (1914: 17-18), with the description of a new variety from Irish waters,...  
Taxonomy Moved to genus Exogone Örsted, 1845 by Southern (1914: 17-18), with the description of a new variety from Irish waters, Exogone hebes var. hibernica.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Paedophylax hebes Webster & Benedict, 1884. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238430 on 2024-03-29
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2007-03-29 10:21:37Z
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original description Webster, H. E.: Benedict, J. E. (1884). The Annelida Chaetopoda from Provincetown and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. <em>Annual Report of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Washington.</em> 1881: 699-747., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11203280
page(s): 716-717, plate III figs. 31-36 [details]   

additional source Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/
page(s): 308-309, fig. 118g-p [details]   

new combination reference 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): 17-19 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype USNM 27561, geounit Massachusetts [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water to 25 fathoms (about 45.5 m).  [details]

Distribution Northwest Atlantic: Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet hebes is the Latin word for 'blunt' or 'dull', and refers to the anterior region of the species, in which "the anterior angles are very broadly rounded" (Webster & Benedict, 1884: 716).  [details]

Habitat On sand and shells at low water.  [details]

Taxonomy Moved to genus Exogone Örsted, 1845 by Southern (1914: 17-18), with the description of a new variety from Irish waters, Exogone hebes var. hibernica.  [details]

Type locality Northwest Atlantic, USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod Bay, Provincetown (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 42.0463°, long. -70.1879º).  [details]