World Polychaeta Database - Moyanus explorans Chamberlin, 1919

Polychaeta taxon details

Moyanus explorans Chamberlin, 1919

AphiaID

1447581 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1447581)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Moyanus Chamberlin, 1919

Parent

Moyanus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885

Original name

Moyanus explorans Chamberlin, 1919

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 452-455, plate 77, figures 11-12; note: off Peru, 4064 metres [details]

Type data

Note Deep off Peru, 4064 metres, 111 miles...

Type locality Deep off Peru, 4064 metres, 111 miles northwest of Aguja Point. Sta. 4651 (lat. 5° 42' S., long. 83° W.). Depth 2,222 fms. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Moyanus explorans Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1447581 on 2026-10-08

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-07-13 03:58:47Z

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original description Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 452-455, plate 77, figures 11-12; note: off Peru, 4064 metres [details]

From editor or global species database

Type locality Deep off Peru, 4064 metres, 111 miles northwest of Aguja Point. Sta. 4651 (lat. 5° 42' S., long. 83° W.). Depth 2,222 fms. [details]