WoRMS name details
Paragyptis Pocklington, 1984
325954 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325954)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Paragyptis margaretae Pocklington, 1984 accepted as Gyptis bruneli (Pettibone, 1961) (type by original designation)
- Species Paragyptis margaretae Pocklington, 1984 accepted as Gyptis bruneli (Pettibone, 1961) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pocklington, Patricia 1984. Paragyptis margaretae, new genus and species of Hesionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62: 2335-2338, 2 figures., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z84-341 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Paragyptis Pocklington, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325954 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Pocklington, Patricia 1984. Paragyptis margaretae, new genus and species of Hesionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62: 2335-2338, 2 figures., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z84-341 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Pleijel, Fredrik. (1998). Phylogeny and classification of Hesionidae (Polychaeta). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 27(2): 89-163, 38 figures, 7 tables., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00433.x
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