WoRMS taxon details
original description
Blake, J. A.; Woodwick, K. H. (1972 [not 1971]). New species of Polydora (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the coast of California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 70(2): 72-79., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34304582 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription
Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
Holotype [not stated], geounit Santa Monica Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology not overtly stated but "Polydora biocipitalis is unusual in the possession of two nuchal tentacles" [details]
Type locality Malibu Beach, California, gazetteer estimate 34.03° -118.75° [details]
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