WoRMS name details
Phascolosoma elongatum Keferstein, 1862
148299 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148299)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
- Subspecies Phascolosoma elongatum punctatum Hérubel, 1907 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) elongata (Keferstein, 1862) (synonym)
- Variety Phascolosoma elongatum var. quinquepunctata Hérubel, 1903 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) elongata (Keferstein, 1862) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Read, G.; Saiz-Salinas, J. (2025). World Sipuncula Database. Phascolosoma elongatum Keferstein, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148299 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Wesenberg-Lund, E. (1933). The collections of gephyreans in the Royal Museum of Natural History of Belgium. <em>Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> 9(6): 1–16., available online at http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum-1930-1948/wesenberg-lund_collections_1933 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat sand, gravel, fat, grey clay, muddy sand or shells [details]Identification Resembles Phascolosoma vulgare Fischer, 1913. The seperating characteristics of the Phascolosoma elongatum are 1) the complete absence of papillae at the base and hindmost tip of the trunk 2) the arrangement of the hooks forms distinct rings as opposed to being scattered as on the Phascolosoma vulgare. [details]
