Sternaspis spinosa

Sternaspis spinosa, neotype.

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 spinosa

Name

Sternaspis spinosa Sluiter, 1882

Type locality: (Neotype) Bay of Batavia, Java, Indonesia.

Neotype: NHM 1889.6.15.52-36, Java, Bay of Batavia, “Batavia Roads”, outside Jakarta, 30 m, mud, 1889, purchased from Dr. Sluiter.

Synonymy

• Sternaspis spinosus Sluiter, 1882 (wrong gender ending of the epithet)

References

Primary references

• 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]
• Sluiter, C.P. 1882. Ueber einen indischen Sternaspis und seine Verwandschaft zu den Echiuren. Natuurkundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië. 41: 235–287, 3 Pls. BHL Reference page.  [original description as Sternaspis spinosus]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Sternaspis spinosa Sluiter, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332160 on 2020-09-26

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

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