WoRMS name details
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1965). Zur Kenntnis des Sublitorals der chilenischen Küste unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. II Die Polychaeten des Sublitorals. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 62 Supplement: 59-305. page(s): 203-204, figs. 187-190 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary page(s): 213; note: as Scolelepis quinquedentata [details] Available for editors [request]
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Depth range 26-84 m. [details]
Distribution Southeast Pacific Ocean: Chile, from Isla Mocha to Galera. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet quinquedentata (masculine: quinquedentatus) is a New Latin adjective meaning 'having five teeth', being composed by the Latin prefix quinque-, meaning 'five', and the Latin adjective dentata (masculine: dentatus), meaning 'toothed' or 'having teeth'. Presumably it refers to the presence of five teeth in the ventral hooks, described as having two rows of two small teeth above the main fang: ''Die ventralen Haken [...] besitzen über dem Haupt zahn zwei Reihen von je zwei kleinen Zähnchen'' (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965: 204). [details]
Habitat Sandy sediments, sometimes mixed with mud. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Isla Mocha, Chile, Southeast Pacific Ocean (-38.265º, -73.55º), 26 m, black fine sand with some detritus. [details]
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