WoRMS name details
original description
Maciolek, N. J. (1985). A revision of the genus Prionospio Malmgren, with special emphasis on species from the Atlantic Ocean, and new records of species belonging to the genera Apoprionospio Foster and Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta, Annelida, Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 84: 325-383., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1985.tb01804.x page(s): 356-358, fig. 11, tables 1, 4 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
status source
Sigvaldadóttir, E. (1998). Cladistic analysis and classification of <i>Prionospio</i> and related general (Polychaeta, Spionidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 27(3): 175-187., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00435.x page(s): 186 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AHF Poly 1363, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Nontype AHF, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Nontype AHF, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Nontype AHF, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Nontype AHF, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Nontype AHF, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Nontype NRS 746, geounit Portugal [details]
Nontype Private, geounit Beaufort Sea [details]
Nontype USNM 34151, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Nontype USNM 67691, geounit North Atlantic [details]
Paratype AHF Poly 1364, geounit North Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 200-1090 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: off Massachussets (USA); Portugal. Arctic Ocean: Beaufort Sea. [details]
Etymology From Maciolek (1985: 358): "aluta, L. meaning bag, purse or pouch (used as a noun in apposition)." The specific epithet refers to the presence of lateral pouches from chaetiger 4/5, stated to distinguish the species from the closely related Prionopsio cirrifera Wirén, 1883. [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, from shelf to bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Off Massachusetts (USA), Gay Head-Bermuda transect, North Atlantic Ocean (39.9417°, -70.665°). [details]
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