Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579 page(s): 180-183, fig. 4 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM W8910, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5-26 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Burwood Beach and Belmont Beach). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet occipitalis is the Latin noun for 'occipital', and presumably refers to the ''flattened, irregularly-shaped, partly branched occipital process [or lobe]'' that characterizes the species (Blake & Kudenov, 1978: 180). [details]
Habitat Not stated. Probably sandy sediments. [details]
Type locality Burwood Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (32º57'31''S, 151º44'43''E), 26 m. [details]
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