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Polychaeta taxon details

Sclerocheilus antarcticus Ashworth, 1915

174652  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174652)

accepted
Species
Eumenia oculata Gravier, 1911 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ashworth, James Hartley 1915. On a new species of Sclerocheilus, with a revision of the genus. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 50(2): 405-422., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41766554
page(s): 405-410, 415-418, 421, text-figs. 1-2, 4, plate 37 figs. 1-6 [details]   
Holotype , geounit South Orkney Islands  
Holotype, geounit South Orkney Islands [details]
Note Antarctic Ocean, South Orkney Islands, Scotia...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Orkney Islands, Scotia Bay, 10 fathoms deep (about 18 meters).  [details]
Type material Holotype reported to be originally deposited at the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, Edinburgh. Paratype deposited at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.  [details]
Depth range Low water, own to about 20 m.  
Depth range Low water, own to about 20 m. [details]

Distribution Antarctica: Scotia Bay (South Orkneys) and Petermann Island, off Graham Land.   
Distribution Antarctica: Scotia Bay (South Orkneys) and Petermann Island, off Graham Land.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species, Antarctica.   
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species, Antarctica.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sclerocheilus antarcticus Ashworth, 1915. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174652 on 2024-03-28
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original description Ashworth, James Hartley 1915. On a new species of Sclerocheilus, with a revision of the genus. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 50(2): 405-422., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41766554
page(s): 405-410, 415-418, 421, text-figs. 1-2, 4, plate 37 figs. 1-6 [details]   

original description  (of Eumenia oculata Gravier, 1911) Gravier, C. 1911. Annélides polychètes recueillis par la Seconde Expéditon Antarctique Française (1908-1910). Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot, 1: 1-165, 12 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12005
page(s): 112, plate IV fig. 44 [details]   

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

status source Hartman, Olga. (1978). Polychaeta from the Weddell Sea quadrant, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 26(4): 125-223., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118664599.ch4/summary
page(s): 181 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype, geounit South Orkney Islands [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Graham Land [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water, own to about 20 m. [details]

Distribution Antarctica: Scotia Bay (South Orkneys) and Petermann Island, off Graham Land.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species, Antarctica.  [details]

Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Orkney Islands, Scotia Bay, 10 fathoms deep (about 18 meters).  [details]

Type material Holotype reported to be originally deposited at the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, Edinburgh. Paratype deposited at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.  [details]