WoRMS name details
Nereis pectinata Sowerby, 1806
337498 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:337498)
unaccepted (suppressed for priority by ICZN Opinion 1225)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sowerby, J. (1805). The British miscellany; or, Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects : many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles: and chiefly in the possession of the author, James Sowerby. R. Taylor & Co., London, No.2: 13-21, pls.5-8., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41623
page(s): 107 & colour plate 51 [details]
page(s): 107 & colour plate 51 [details]
Nomenclature Nereis pectinata belongs in Pectinariidae. The name is suppressed in favour of later names, mainly Pectinaria (Lagis)...
Nomenclature Nereis pectinata belongs in Pectinariidae. The name is suppressed in favour of later names, mainly Pectinaria (Lagis) koreni Malmgren, 1866 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis pectinata Sowerby, 1806. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=337498 on 2026-07-12
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Nomenclature
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Sowerby, J. (1805). The British miscellany; or, Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects : many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles: and chiefly in the possession of the author, James Sowerby. R. Taylor & Co., London, No.2: 13-21, pls.5-8., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41623
page(s): 107 & colour plate 51 [details]
new combination reference Lucas, J. A. W.; Holthuis, L. B. (1975). On the identity and nomenclature of 'Pectinaria belgica Pallas, 1766)' (Polychaeta, Amphictenidae). <em>Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden.</em> 49(9): 85-90., available online at https://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149639
page(s): 89; note: Lucas & Holthius create the new combination Cistena pectinata (Sowerby) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 107 & colour plate 51 [details]
new combination reference Lucas, J. A. W.; Holthuis, L. B. (1975). On the identity and nomenclature of 'Pectinaria belgica Pallas, 1766)' (Polychaeta, Amphictenidae). <em>Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden.</em> 49(9): 85-90., available online at https://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149639
page(s): 89; note: Lucas & Holthius create the new combination Cistena pectinata (Sowerby) [details] Available for editors
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status source
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). (1982). OPINION 1225: Pectinaria Lamarck, 1818, Nereis cylindraria belgica Pallas, 1766 and Lagis koreni Malmgren, 1866 (Polychaeta): conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 39(3): 186-191., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12228099
page(s): 186; note: suppresses Nereis pectinata Sowerby, 1806 for purposes of priority [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Nielsen, Claus; Kirkegaard, Jorgen B.; Lemche, Henning. (1977). Pectinaria Lamarck, 1818 (Polychaeta), and the specific names P. belgica (Pallas, 1766) and P. koreni (Malmgren, 1866) to be validated under the plenary powers. Z.N. (S.) 2202. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 34(2): 112-122., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12226369
note: Sowerby's Nereis pectinata identified with Pectinaria (Lagis) koreni [details]
page(s): 186; note: suppresses Nereis pectinata Sowerby, 1806 for purposes of priority [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Nielsen, Claus; Kirkegaard, Jorgen B.; Lemche, Henning. (1977). Pectinaria Lamarck, 1818 (Polychaeta), and the specific names P. belgica (Pallas, 1766) and P. koreni (Malmgren, 1866) to be validated under the plenary powers. Z.N. (S.) 2202. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 34(2): 112-122., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12226369
note: Sowerby's Nereis pectinata identified with Pectinaria (Lagis) koreni [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
