WoRMS name details
Alciopa mutilata Treadwell, 1934
336070 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336070)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Treadwell, Aaron L. (1934). Reports on the collections obtained by the first Johnson-Smithsonian Deep-Sea Expedition to the Puerto Rican deep. New polychaetous annelids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 91(8): 1-9, plates 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24733838
page(s): 8, plate 2 figs. 20-21 [details]
page(s): 8, plate 2 figs. 20-21 [details]
Holotype USNM 20035, geounit Puerto Rico
, Type locality contained in Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone, Virgin...
Holotype USNM 20035, geounit Puerto Rico [details]
, Note North of Puerto Rico, Atlantic Ocean (from...
From editor or global species database
Type locality North of Puerto Rico, Atlantic Ocean (from 18°30'45''N, 66°04'30''W to 18°30'50''N, 66°01'15''W; from 18.5125°, -66.075° to 18.5139°, -66.0208°), 100 fathoms (about 183 m), pelagic. [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (USNM 20035). [details]
Depth range 100 fathoms (about 183 m).
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: north of Puerto Rico.
Etymology The specific epithet mutilata (masculine: mutilatus) is a Latin participle meaning 'mutilated' or 'mangled', and refers to...
Taxonomy Species uncertain. Hartman (1956: 247) states: ''Holotype U.S.N.M., not seen. From the very brief account, it seems to be ...
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Depth range 100 fathoms (about 183 m). [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: north of Puerto Rico.
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: north of Puerto Rico. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet mutilata (masculine: mutilatus) is a Latin participle meaning 'mutilated' or 'mangled', and refers to...
Etymology The specific epithet mutilata (masculine: mutilatus) is a Latin participle meaning 'mutilated' or 'mangled', and refers to the fragmentary condition of the holotype: ''This species name is provisionally suggested for a fragment of an Alciopa retaining only a limited portion of the anterior body region'' (Treadwell, 1934: 8) [details]
Taxonomy Species uncertain. Hartman (1956: 247) states: ''Holotype U.S.N.M., not seen. From the very brief account, it seems to be ...
Taxonomy Species uncertain. Hartman (1956: 247) states: ''Holotype U.S.N.M., not seen. From the very brief account, it seems to be Naiades contrainii delle Chiaje.'' [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Alciopa mutilata Treadwell, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336070 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Treadwell, Aaron L. (1934). Reports on the collections obtained by the first Johnson-Smithsonian Deep-Sea Expedition to the Puerto Rican deep. New polychaetous annelids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 91(8): 1-9, plates 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24733838
page(s): 8, plate 2 figs. 20-21 [details]
page(s): 8, plate 2 figs. 20-21 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1956). Polychaetous annelids erected by Treadwell, 1891 to 1948, together with a brief chronology. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 109(2): 239-310., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1145
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 20035, geounit Puerto Rico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 100 fathoms (about 183 m). [details]Distribution Atlantic Ocean: north of Puerto Rico. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet mutilata (masculine: mutilatus) is a Latin participle meaning 'mutilated' or 'mangled', and refers to the fragmentary condition of the holotype: ''This species name is provisionally suggested for a fragment of an Alciopa retaining only a limited portion of the anterior body region'' (Treadwell, 1934: 8) [details]
Habitat Pelagic. [details]
Taxonomy Species uncertain. Hartman (1956: 247) states: ''Holotype U.S.N.M., not seen. From the very brief account, it seems to be Naiades contrainii delle Chiaje.'' [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Type locality North of Puerto Rico, Atlantic Ocean (from 18°30'45''N, 66°04'30''W to 18°30'50''N, 66°01'15''W; from 18.5125°, -66.075° to 18.5139°, -66.0208°), 100 fathoms (about 183 m), pelagic. [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (USNM 20035). [details]
