Sternaspis maior

Sternaspis maior, A-D neotype, E-G paraneotypes.

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 maior

Name

Sternaspis maior Chamberlin, 1919

Type locality: (Neotype) Off Isla Altamura, Sinaloa, Gulf of California, 830 m depth.

Neotype: UNAM 7882, RV El Puma, Crucero Talud V, Sta. 25 (24°52'N, 108°58'W), off Isla Altamura, Sinaloa, 830 m, 16-XII-2001, N. Méndez, coll.

⧼Paraneotypes⧽:

• UNAM 7881, 1 specimen, RV El Puma, Crucero Talud V, Sta. 18 (24°15'N, 108°17'W), off Ensenada del Pabellón, Sinaloa, 965 m, 15-XII-2000, N. Méndez, coll.
• UNAM 0000, 1 specimen, RV El Puma, Crucero Talud XIV, Sta. 13 (28°31'34"N, 112°17'43"W), dredge, 180-182 m, 8-IV-0000, B. Yáñez, coll.

References

Primary references

• Chamberlin, R.V. 1919. The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 48: 1-514 BHL Reference page.  [see pages 406-407, 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.  [description and neotype designation]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Sternaspis maior Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334858 on 2020-09-26

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

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