Sternaspis africana

Sternaspis africana, A-C neotype, D-F other speciemens.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Terebellida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Canalipalpata Subordo: Terebellida

Familia: Sternaspidae
Genus: Sternaspis
Species: Sternaspis africana

Name

Sternaspis africana Augener, 1918

Type locality: (Neotype) Angola, St. Paul Loanda.

original combination: Sternaspis fossor var. africana Augener, 1918

Neotype: NHM 1930.10.8.2582, , R.V. Discovery Expedition, Angola, St. Paul Loanda, 08°47'S, 13°14'E, in 64–65 m, 4-VIII-1927.

Synonymy

• Sternaspis fossor africana Augener, 1918 (raised at species rank by Sendall & Salazar-Vallejo (2013))
• Sternaspis fossor var. africana Augener, 1918 (raised at species rank by Sendall & Salazar-Vallejo (2013))

References

Primary references

• Augener, H. 1918. Polychaeta. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas 2: 67–625. BHL Reference page.  [see pages 608-613 as Sternaspis fossor var. africana, original description]
• Sendall, K.; Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. 2013: Revision of Sternaspis Otto, 1821 (Polychaeta, Sternaspidae). ZooKeys 286: 1-74. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.286.4438 Reference page.  [raised at species rank, description and neotype designation]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Sternaspis africana Augener, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724697 on 2020-09-26

• BHL bibliography
• Sternaspis africana – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sternaspis africana.
• ION

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