Sternaspis spinosa Sluiter, 1882 
AphiaID: 332160

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: Sluiter, C. P. 1882. Ueber einen indischen Sternaspis und seine Verwandschaft zu den Echiuren. Natuurkundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië uitgegeven door de Natuurkundige Vereeniging. Batavia, 41: 235-287,3plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13331646 [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] additional source: Selenka, Emil. 1885. Report on the Gephyrea collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology 13(1 (part 36)): 1-24  [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): 47 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution
Specimen		Neotype: BM NHM 1889.6.15.52-36 [details]
Links		Sternaspis spinosa Sluiter redescription To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes		Morphology: "Sternaspis spinosa Sluiter, 1882 has been in doubt ever since the original description because it was described and illustrated with long palp-like appendages; however, this type of appendage has not been reported for any other species ..." [details] Neotype: There is no original type material available (Petersen 2000:321), but Sluiter identified some other specimens from which one has been selected by Sendall & Salazar-Valejo (2013) as the neotype. [details] Nomenclature: Sluiter (1882) formed the species epithet as 'spinosus' in the original description, but an adjectival change of ending to 'spinosa' is mandatorily required for gender agreement. Contemporaries, for example Selenka (1885:4), soon used Sternaspis spinosa. [details] Type locality: Sluiter (1882) indicated the type locality as "Reede Batavia bei Tandjong Priok" [Batavia roadstead at Tandjong Priok]. The neotype was also collected by Sluiter, and comes from the same place, geolocated by gazetteer as -6.073645°, 106.881523° [details]
Image		Sternaspis spinosa Sluiter original figure with 'palps' added on 2013-04-18 - author: Read, Geoffrey qualitystatus: checked by Read, Geoffrey on 2013-04-18 05:00:26
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332160
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-17 10:44:16Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2013-04-17 23:43:13Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Sternaspis spinosa Sluiter, 1882. 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=332160 on 2013-05-24