Sternaspis maureri

Sternaspis maureri, A: holotype; B-C: paratype.

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 maureri

Name

Sternaspis maureri Salazar-Vallejo & Buzhinskaja, 2013

ZooBank: 22EEC1F6-2325-4E44-A66E-943CD62E0D88

Type locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean off Trujillo, Peru, 08°16 S, 81°05 W, 6156–6489 m.

Holotype: LACM 5679, R.V. Anton Bruun, Cruise 11, Sta. 100 (08°16S, 81°05W), Menzies trawl, 6156–6489 m, 16 Oct. 1965.

Paratypes:

• LACM 5680, 2 specimens, same data as holotype.
• LACM 5681, 6 specimens, R.V. Anton Bruun, Cruise 11, Sta. 72 (08°25S, 81°05W), Menzies trawl and Beam trawl, 6220–6052 m, 12 Oct. 1965.
• LACM 5682, 3 specimens, R.V. Anton Bruun, Cruise 11, Sta. 77 (08°22S, 81°02W), Menzies trawl and Beam trawl, 6052–6260 m, 13 Oct. 1965.

References

Primary references

• Salazar-Vallejo, S.I.; Buzhinskaja, G.N. 2013: Six new deep-water sternaspid species (Annelida, Sternaspidae) from the Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 348: 1-27. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.348.5449 Reference page. 

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Sternaspis maureri Salazar-Vallejo & Buzhinskaja, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743972 on 2020-09-23

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

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