WoRMS taxon details
original description
Bremec, Claudia Silvia; Elias, Rodolfo. (1999). Species of <i>Terebellides</i> from South Atlantic waters off Argentina and Brazil (Polychaeta: Trichobranchidae). <em>Ophelia.</em> 51(3): 177-186., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1999.10409407 page(s): 183-185, fig. 4 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Garraffoni, A. R. S.; Lana, P. C.; Hutchings, P. (2005). A catalogue of the Trichobranchinae (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) of the world. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1065, 1-27. page(s): 12; note: Checklist entry only. Records type locality incorrectly. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype 6054, La Plata Museum, National University of La Plata, geounit Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean [details]
Paratype Benthos Laboratory of INIDEP, Argentina, geounit Malvinas/Falklands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 87-152 m. [details]
Distribution Southwest Atlantic Ocean, Argentinean shelf, from offshore of Mar de la Plata to Malvinas Islands. [details]
Editor's comment June 2015: fixed 2nd author name error of original entry, changed type locality (not Mar del Plata, but offshore). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet malvinensis derives from the collection locations, influenced by the cold waters of the Malvinas Current. [details]
Habitat Fine sands, sometimes with gravel, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality SW Atlantic Ocean, Argentina shelf, offshore of Mar de la Plata, -38.7333º, -56.2167º, at 87m. [details]
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