WoRMS name details
Ammochares assimilis Sars, 1851
337459 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:337459)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Ammochares Grube, 1846 accepted as Owenia Delle Chiaje, 1844
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 201-202 [no figures] [details]
page(s): 201-202 [no figures] [details]
Note Tromsø and Bergen, at 35–55 m, Norway
From editor or global species database
Type locality Tromsø and Bergen, at 35–55 m, Norway [details]
Taxonomy was regarded as same as Owenia fusiformis. Koh et al (2003) regarded it as distinct.
Taxonomy was regarded as same as Owenia fusiformis. Koh et al (2003) regarded it as distinct. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Ammochares assimilis Sars, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=337459 on 2026-07-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 201-202 [no figures] [details]
page(s): 201-202 [no figures] [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Koh, Byoung-Seol; Bhaud, Michel R.; Jirkov, Igor A. (2003). Two new species of <i>Owenia</i> (Annelida: Polychaeta) in the northern part of the North Atlantic Ocean and remarks on previously erected species from the same area. <em>Sarsia.</em> 88(3): 175-188., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364820310001318
page(s): 183-184; note: informal redescription and usage as a valid species of Owenia [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy McIntosh, William Carmichel. (1915). Polychaeta, Opheliidae to Ammocharidae. <em>A Monograph of the British Marine Annelids.</em> The Ray Society, London, 3 (1): i-viii, 1-368 (text)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38532650
note: to Owenia fusiformis [details]
page(s): 183-184; note: informal redescription and usage as a valid species of Owenia [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy McIntosh, William Carmichel. (1915). Polychaeta, Opheliidae to Ammocharidae. <em>A Monograph of the British Marine Annelids.</em> The Ray Society, London, 3 (1): i-viii, 1-368 (text)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38532650
note: to Owenia fusiformis [details]
Other
additional source
Théel, H.J. (1879). Les Annélides Polychètes des mers de la Nouvelle-Zemble. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 16(3): 1-75, plates I-IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811612
page(s): 59 [details]
page(s): 59 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
