Polychaeta name details
original description
Imajima, M. (1990). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. II. The genus Prionospio (Aquilaspio). <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo. Ser A (Zoology).</em> 16(1): 1-13., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311732 page(s): 11-12, fig. 6a-g [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 298, geounit Kushimoto [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Kii Channel [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Shimoda [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 299, geounit Kushimoto [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 25-57 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Pacific coast of Honshu (Japan). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet convexa (masculine: convexus), is a Latin adjective meaning 'vaulted', 'arched' or 'convex', and refers presumably to the shape of the prostomium, described as being ''anteriorly coinvex'' (Imajima, 1990: 12). [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Type locality Off Kushimoto, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 33.43º, 135.81º), 34-57 m. [details]
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