Sternaspis rietschi Caullery, 1944 
AphiaID: 331311

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Cirratuliformia (Suborder) > Sternaspidae (Family) > Sternaspis (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Sternaspis Otto, 1821
Sources		original description: Caullery, M. 1944. Polychètes Sédentaire de l'Expédition du Siboga: Ariciidae, Spionidae, Chaetopteridae, Chlorhaemidae, Opheliidae, Oweniidae, Sabellariidae, Sternaspidae, Amphictenidae, Ampharetidae, Terebellidae. Siboga-Expeditie Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Bonatisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 XXIV 2 bis: 1-204. [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] redescription: Sendall, Kelly; Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio. 2013. Revision of Sternaspis Otto, 1821 (Polychaeta, Sternaspidae). ZooKeys 286(0): 1-74, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.286.4438 page(s): 43 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution
Specimen		Holotype: ZMA 1500 [details]
Links		Redescription of Sternaspis rietschi To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes		Type locality: West of Wokam Island, Indonesia, 5°46'S,134°00'E (-5.7666, 134), 1788 m. [details] Type specimen: "The holotype is in poor condition with most of the cuticle missing, exposing the musculature below. It is a large specimen which exaggerates some of the features such as those of the shield and colouring of the introvert hooks." [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331311
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-17 10:44:16Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian
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		Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Sternaspis rietschi Caullery, 1944. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331311 on 2013-05-24