WoRMS name details
Paradexiospira violaceus (Levinsen, 1883)
157519 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157519)
alternative representation
Species
Spirorbis caulleryi McIntosh, 1916 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1883). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i Köbenhavn, 1882.</em> 160-251., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34979059 [details]
Type locality contained in Danish Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Danish Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), lower St. Lawrence estuary; western slope of Newfoundland, including the...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), lower St. Lawrence estuary; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Paradexiospira violaceus (Levinsen, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157519 on 2026-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1883). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i Köbenhavn, 1882.</em> 160-251., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34979059 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), lower St. Lawrence estuary; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland [details]Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 16361 Specimen-1) (from synonym Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 16361 Specimen-2) (from synonym Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 16361 Specimen-1) (from synonym Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 16361 Specimen-2) (from synonym Spirorbis violaceus Levinsen, 1883)
To ITIS
