Sternaspis assimilis Malmgren, 1867 
AphiaID: 338197

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

Status		unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Sternaspis thalassemoides Otto, 1821
Rank		Species
Parent		Sternaspis Otto, 1821
Sources		original description: Malmgren, A. J. 1867. Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiae, Groenlandiae, Islandiae et Scandinaviae hactenus cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingfors. 127pp, & 115 plates, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358 [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] source of synonymy: Fauvel, P. 1927. Polychètes sédentaires. Addenda aux errantes, Arachiannélides, Myzostomaires. Faune de France Volume 16. 1-494. Paul Lechevalier. Paris., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque/docs/P.FAUVEL(FdeFr16)Polychetes-sendentaires.pdf [details] source of synonymy: 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): 21 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Notes		Taxonomy: Stated that "S. assimilis shield is more similar to the one of S. thalassemoides [than S. scutata] because their fan is slightly projected." [details] Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, France [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338197
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-18 12:55:09Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2013-04-10 05:28:50Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Sternaspis assimilis Malmgren, 1867. 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=338197 on 2013-05-24