Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1 page(s): 29-31, fig. 14, table 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype LACM AHF Poly 11664, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 11665, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 11666, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1730-1880 m. [details]
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA). [details]
Etymology "The species is named for its location offshore California at continental slope depths" (Blake, 2020: 31). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, in middle continental slope depths (1730-1880 m) [details]
Type locality Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, north of Pioneer Canyon, USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean (37.4172°, -123.3°). [details]
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