World Polychaeta Database - Amphiro McIntosh, 1922

Polychaeta name details

Amphiro McIntosh, 1922

AphiaID

871886 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871886)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > nomen nudum (Montagu unpublished name in McIntosh)

Accepted name

Terebella Linnaeus, 1767

Rank

Genus

Parent

Terebellinae Johnston, 1846

Direct children (6)

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Species Amphiro cirrata (Müller, 1776) accepted as Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776 (superseded subsequent combination in McIntosh, 1922)
Species Amphiro constrictor (Montagu, 1819) accepted as Terebella constrictor Montagu, 1819 accepted as Terebella lapidaria Linnaeus, 1767 (superseded subsequent combination)
Species Amphiro cristata (Müller, 1776) accepted as Pista cristata (Müller, 1776) (superseded subsequent combination in McIntosh, 1922)
Species Amphiro foetida McIntosh, 1922 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, unpublished Montagu name in McIntosh, 1922)
Species Amphiro gigantea (Montagu, 1819) accepted as Terebella gigantea Montagu, 1819 (superseded subsequent combination)
Species Amphiro nebulosa (Montagu, 1819) accepted as Eupolymnia nebulosa (Montagu, 1819) (superseded subsequent combination)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy Otherwise unpublished Amphiro names of Montagu in McIntosh (1922) are Terebellidae and unrelated to the eunicid genus name...

Taxonomy Otherwise unpublished Amphiro names of Montagu in McIntosh (1922) are Terebellidae and unrelated to the eunicid genus name Amphiro Kinberg, 1865 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Amphiro McIntosh, 1922. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871886 on 2026-09-07

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basis of record McIntosh, W.C. 1922. A monograph of the British marine annelids. Polychaeta: Hermellidae to Sabellidae. London, Ray Society Vol. 4(1) pp.1-250. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37485111
page(s): 107, etc; note: McIntosh listed several Montagu 'Amphiro' unpublished names in his synonymies [details]

additional source Montagu, G. (1808). <i>Vermes Mollusca</i>, unpublished MS (MS 207). <em>Linnean Society Library, London.</em> 294 pp. [details]

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Taxonomy Otherwise unpublished Amphiro names of Montagu in McIntosh (1922) are Terebellidae and unrelated to the eunicid genus name Amphiro Kinberg, 1865 [details]