WoRMS name details
Staurocephalidae Kinberg, 1865
815777 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:815777)
unaccepted (based on an invalid genus)
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Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 21(10): 559-574., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32289129
page(s): 574 [as Staurocephalea] [details]
page(s): 574 [as Staurocephalea] [details]
Nomenclature A commonly used name in the 19th C and beyond for the dorvilleid group of Eunicida genera which have numerous maxillae, but...
Nomenclature A commonly used name in the 19th C and beyond for the dorvilleid group of Eunicida genera which have numerous maxillae, but is based on a genus name that is a junior homonym, and was eventually disregarded. Kinberg's initial spelling was as family 'Staurocephalea'. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2023). World Polychaeta Database. Staurocephalidae Kinberg, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815777 on 2023-04-01
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Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 21(10): 559-574., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32289129
page(s): 574 [as Staurocephalea] [details]
page(s): 574 [as Staurocephalea] [details]
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Nomenclature A commonly used name in the 19th C and beyond for the dorvilleid group of Eunicida genera which have numerous maxillae, but is based on a genus name that is a junior homonym, and was eventually disregarded. Kinberg's initial spelling was as family 'Staurocephalea'. [details]