WoRMS taxon details
Paralaeospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897
129638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129638)
accepted
Genus
Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) aggregatus Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Paralaeospira aggregata (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897) (type by subsequent designation)
Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 (superseded original rank as subgenus)
Species Paralaeospira adeonella (Day, 1963)
Species Paralaeospira aggregata (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897)
Species Paralaeospira calypso (Zibrowius, 1970)
Species Paralaeospira levinseni (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897)
Species Paralaeospira malardi Caullery & Mesnil, 1897
Species Paralaeospira monacantha (Augener, 1923)
Species Paralaeospira parallela Vine, 1977
Species Paralaeospira patagonica (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897)
Species Paralaeospira pseudotenuis Rzhavsky, 1997
Species Paralaeospira sicula Knight-Jones P. & Knight-Jones E.W., 1994
Species Paralaeospira antarctica (Pixell, 1913) accepted as Metalaeospira pixelli (Harris, 1969) (superseded recombination)
Species Paralaeospira capensis (Day, 1963) accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) capensis (Day, 1961) (superseded recombination)
Species Paralaeospira racemosa Pixell, 1912 accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) eximia (Bush, 1905) (subjective synonym)
Species Paralaeospira striata Quiévreux, 1963 accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) striata (Quiévreux, 1963) (superseded original combination)
Species Paralaeospira vitrea (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Paradexiospira (Spirorbides) vitrea (Fabricius, 1780)
Species Paralaeospira aggregata (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897)
Species Paralaeospira calypso (Zibrowius, 1970)
Species Paralaeospira levinseni (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897)
Species Paralaeospira malardi Caullery & Mesnil, 1897
Species Paralaeospira monacantha (Augener, 1923)
Species Paralaeospira parallela Vine, 1977
Species Paralaeospira patagonica (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897)
Species Paralaeospira pseudotenuis Rzhavsky, 1997
Species Paralaeospira sicula Knight-Jones P. & Knight-Jones E.W., 1994
Species Paralaeospira antarctica (Pixell, 1913) accepted as Metalaeospira pixelli (Harris, 1969) (superseded recombination)
Species Paralaeospira capensis (Day, 1963) accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) capensis (Day, 1961) (superseded recombination)
Species Paralaeospira racemosa Pixell, 1912 accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) eximia (Bush, 1905) (subjective synonym)
Species Paralaeospira striata Quiévreux, 1963 accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) striata (Quiévreux, 1963) (superseded original combination)
Species Paralaeospira vitrea (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Paradexiospira (Spirorbides) vitrea (Fabricius, 1780)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) Caullery & Mesnil, 1897) Caullery, Maurice; Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Études sur la morphologie comparée et la phylogénie des espèces chez les Spirorbes. <em>Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 30: 185-233, plates 7-10., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721821
page(s): 202 [details]
page(s): 202 [details]

Taxonomy This Genus is placed under Serpulidae in RAMS
Taxonomy This Genus is placed under Serpulidae in RAMS [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Paralaeospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129638 on 2021-01-19
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(of Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) Caullery & Mesnil, 1897) Caullery, Maurice; Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Études sur la morphologie comparée et la phylogénie des espèces chez les Spirorbes. <em>Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 30: 185-233, plates 7-10., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721821
page(s): 202 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 202 [details]

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]




From other sources
Taxonomy This Genus is placed under Serpulidae in RAMS [details]