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Spiophanes bombyx Claparede 1870

Description

Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)

Spio bombyx Claparède, 1870: 485 –487, plate XII, fig. 2.

Spiophanes bombyx. — Foster, 1971a: 40 –43, figs 66–75.— Johnson, 1984: 6.9–6.11, figs 6.1– 6.2.—Meißner, 2005: 8, table 11.

Type locality. Gulf of Naples, Italy.

Type material. lost.

Records. USA: Florida; Alabama; Louisiana; Texas, (Johnson 1984); off Florida (26º46.45’N, 82º30.25’W), in 18 m (Meißner 2005).

Remarks. Spiophanes bombyx is considered to be a common cosmopolitan species in sandy substrates (Meißner 2005). However, records from the Grand Caribbean should be confirmed against the type material or material from the type locality.

Notes

Published as part of Delgado-Blas, Victor Hugo & Salazar-Silva, Patricia, 2011, Taxonomic catalogue of the Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the Grand Caribbean, pp. 39-66 in Zootaxa 2782 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206833

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Claparede
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Order
Spionida
Family
Spionidae
Genus
Spiophanes
Species
bombyx
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Spiophanes bombyx Claparede, 1870 sec. Delgado-Blas & Salazar-Silva, 2011

References

  • Claparede, E. (1870) Les Annelides Chetopodes du Golfe de Naples. Supplement accompagne de 14 planches. Memoires de la Societe de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Geneve, 20 (2), 365 - 542.
  • Foster, N. M. (1971 a) Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands, 129, 1 - 183.
  • Johnson, P. G. (1984) Family Spionidae Grube, (1850) pp. 6.1 - 6.69 In: Uebelacker, J. M. & P. G. Johnson (eds.), Taxonomic Guide to the Polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc. Mobile, AL. pp. 6 - 1 to 6 - 69.