Sternaspis thorsoni

Sternaspis thorsoni, A-C holotype, E-F paratypes.

Taxonavigation

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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 thorsoni

Name

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Sternaspis thorsoni Sendall & Salazar-Vallejo, 2013

ZooBank: F1AB89B5-56F7-47F5-B3C2-D9F396CCAD39

Type locality: Off Jask, Iran.

Holotype: ZMUC 2221, 55.6 km NNW of buoy near Jask, Iran, Sta. 76 (25°45'N, 57°12'E), 110 m, loose, brown clay, 21-IV-1937, G. Thorson, coll.

Paratypes:

  • ZMUC 2222, 1 specimen, juvenile, 4 km S Bushire outer Light-buoy, Sta. 28 (no coord.), 7 m, 18-III-1937, G. Thorson, coll.
  • ZMUC 2223, 1 specimen, juvenile, Henjom Island, Strait of Hormuz, Sta. 59 (26°36'N, 55°42'E), 31 m, 10-IV-1937, G. Thorson, coll.
  • ZMUC 2224, 1 specimen, adult, Patrick Steward Bank, Sta. 71B (26°41'N, 56°16'E), 69 m, gray mud, 19-IV-1937, G. Thorson, coll.
  • ZMUC 2225, 3 specimens, juveniles, 17 km SSE off mountain Kuh-i-Namak Sar range, Sta. 114 (27°00'30N, 56°03'E), 13 m, sand with little clay, 4-IV-1938, G. Thorson, coll.

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Primary references

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