WoRMS taxon details
Samythella interrupta Fauchald, 1972
331200 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331200)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 313-314, plate 66 figs. a-b [details]
page(s): 313-314, plate 66 figs. a-b [details]
Taxonomic remark According to Jirkov (1986) this species is a junior synonym of Samythella elongata. However, no type specimens of S....
Taxonomic remark According to Jirkov (1986) this species is a junior synonym of Samythella elongata. However, no type specimens of S. interrupta were observed to confirm the synonymy. The synonymy is deduced from the original description, which is flawed (description and figures do not match up), according to Jirkov (1986). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Samythella interrupta Fauchald, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331200 on 2026-08-07
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Nomenclature
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Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 313-314, plate 66 figs. a-b [details]
page(s): 313-314, plate 66 figs. a-b [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomic remark According to Jirkov (1986) this species is a junior synonym of Samythella elongata. However, no type specimens of S. interrupta were observed to confirm the synonymy. The synonymy is deduced from the original description, which is flawed (description and figures do not match up), according to Jirkov (1986). [details]Unreviewed
Specimen Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles [details]Type locality Pacific Ocean, western Mexico [details]
