Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207 page(s): 223-224, plate 45 figs. f-g [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207 [details]
Holotype LACM AHF, geounit Isla Cedros [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1723-1750 m. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Isla Cedros (Baja California, Western Mexico). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description. The specific epithet mexicana refers to the type locality of the species, Mexico. [details]
Habitat Mud, at bathyal depths (1723-1750 m). [details]
Holotype Deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, USA. [details]
Type locality 273.5° T from Natividad Island light, off Isla Cedros, Baja California, Western Mexico, Pacific Ocean (27.9069°, -115.6667°). [details]
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