WoRMS taxon details
Prionospio perkinsi Maciolek, 1985
558840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558840)
accepted
Species
Minuspio perkinsi (Maciolek, 1985) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Depth range 3-35 m.
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts; Virginia; North Carolina; Georgia; Florida. Gulf of Mexico: Florida; Louisiana.
Depth range 3-35 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts; Virginia; North Carolina; Georgia; Florida. Gulf of Mexico: Florida; Louisiana.
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts; Virginia; North Carolina; Georgia; Florida. Gulf of Mexico: Florida; Louisiana. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Prionospio perkinsi Maciolek, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558840 on 2026-06-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) Maciolek, Nancy J. (1985). A revision of the genus Prionospio Malmgren, with special emphasis on species from the Atlantic Ocean, and new records of species belonging to the genera Apoprionospio Foster and Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta, Annelida, Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 84: 325-383., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/84/4/325/2648659
page(s): 360-363, fig. 13, tables 1, 4 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 360-363, fig. 13, tables 1, 4 [details] Available for editors
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status source
Sigvaldadóttir, E. (1998). Cladistic analysis and classification of <i>Prionospio</i> and related general (Polychaeta, Spionidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 27(3): 175-187., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00435.x
page(s): 187 [details]
page(s): 187 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 42992, geounit Grand Isle [details]
Nontype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67684, geounit Hutchinson Island [details]
Nontype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67685, geounit Sapelo Island [details]
Nontype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67686, geounit Chesapeake Bay [details]
Nontype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67687, geounit Beaufort [details]
Paratype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67680, geounit Tampa Bay [details]
Paratype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67681, geounit Tampa Bay [details]
Paratype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67682, geounit Tampa Bay [details]
Paratype (of Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985) USNM 67683, geounit Tampa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3-35 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts; Virginia; North Carolina; Georgia; Florida. Gulf of Mexico: Florida; Louisiana. [details]
Habitat Not stated. Occurs from subtidal to shelf depths. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (14 records) (from synonym Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 67679) (from synonym Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (14 records) (from synonym Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 67679) (from synonym Prionospio (Minuspio) perkinsi Maciolek, 1985)
To ITIS
