WoRMS name details
Eteonella robertianae McIntosh, 1874
338721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338721)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Eteonella McIntosh, 1874 accepted as Eteone Savigny, 1822
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W. C. (1874). On the invertebrate marine fauna and fishes of St. Andrews [part of several parts, 2nd part of Class Annelida. Includes all of Polychaeta. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 14: 192-207 (4th series) issue 80 part 28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210023
page(s): 197 [no figures] [details]
page(s): 197 [no figures] [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1921.5.1.1044, geounit Saint Andrews...
, Note West Rocks, Saint Andrews, Scotland, UK, North...
Holotype NHMUK 1921.5.1.1044, geounit Saint Andrews Bay Scotland [details]
Type locality West Rocks, Saint Andrews, Scotland, UK, North Sea (gazetteer estimate 56.346°, -2.798°), littoral, near low-water mark. [details]
Taxonomy Status changed
Taxonomy Status changed [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Eteonella robertianae McIntosh, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338721 on 2026-06-29
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Nomenclature
original description
McIntosh, W. C. (1874). On the invertebrate marine fauna and fishes of St. Andrews [part of several parts, 2nd part of Class Annelida. Includes all of Polychaeta. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 14: 192-207 (4th series) issue 80 part 28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210023
page(s): 197 [no figures] [details]
new combination reference Wilson, Robin S. (1988). A review of <i>Eteone</i> Savigny, 1820, <i>Mysta</i> Malmgren, 1865 and <i>Hypereteone</i> Bergström, 1914 (Polychaeta: Phyllodocidae). <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 49(2): 385-431., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1988.49.17
page(s): 402-403, fig. 5f-i; note: as Eteone robertianae; includes redescription using type material [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 197 [no figures] [details]
new combination reference Wilson, Robin S. (1988). A review of <i>Eteone</i> Savigny, 1820, <i>Mysta</i> Malmgren, 1865 and <i>Hypereteone</i> Bergström, 1914 (Polychaeta: Phyllodocidae). <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 49(2): 385-431., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1988.49.17
page(s): 402-403, fig. 5f-i; note: as Eteone robertianae; includes redescription using type material [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
McIntosh, W. C. (1908). A monograph of British Annelids. <em>Ray Society of London, II. Part I. Polychaeta. Nephthydidae to Syllidae.</em> 2: 1-232., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/monographBritis2McInA [details] 
status source Pleijel, Fredrik. (1991). Phylogeny and classification of the Phyllodocidae (Polychaeta). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(3): 225-261., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00289.x
page(s): 254; note: considered to be a nomen dubium, after examination of the type material [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Pleijel, Fredrik. (1991). Phylogeny and classification of the Phyllodocidae (Polychaeta). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(3): 225-261., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00289.x
page(s): 254; note: considered to be a nomen dubium, after examination of the type material [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
McIntosh, W.C. (1875). Marine invertebrates and fishes of St. Andrews. Edinburgh & London 1-186, pls. 1-9., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6247
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1921.5.1.1044, geounit Saint Andrews Bay Scotland [details]
