WoRMS name details
original description
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855 page(s): 735-736, plate VI figs. 86-89 [details]
source of synonymy
Söderström, Adolf. (1920). Studien über die Polychätenfamilie Spionidae. <em>[published thesis].</em> Uppsala University, printed Almquist and Wicksells, 286 pp. [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 6-8 fathoms (11-14.6 m). [details]
Distribution Northwestern Atlantic Ocean: Eastport (Maine, USA). [details]
Habitat Sandy bottom, 11-14.6 m. [details]
Taxonomy This is a new name, not a misrecorded usage instance of the senior synonym. Webster & Benedict (1887) were aware of the similarity of their specimen to Laonice cirrata (M. Sars, 1851) [as Scolecolepis cirrata, which they also recorded], yet used the same species name in a new genus. [details]
Type locality Eastport, Maine, USA, northwestern Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 44.89°, -66.99°). [details]
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