WoRMS taxon details
Scoloplos californiensis Blake, 2020
1418178 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1418178)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 29-31, fig. 14, table 2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 29-31, fig. 14, table 2 [details] Available for editors

Holotype LACM AHF Poly 11664, geounit Pioneer Canyon
, Note Continental slope off northern California, off...
Holotype LACM AHF Poly 11664, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
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Type locality Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, north of Pioneer Canyon, USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean (37.4172°, -123.3°). [details]
Depth range 1730-1880 m.
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA).
Etymology "The species is named for its location offshore California at continental slope depths" (Blake, 2020: 31).
Depth range 1730-1880 m. [details]
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA).
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA). [details]
Etymology "The species is named for its location offshore California at continental slope depths" (Blake, 2020: 31).
Etymology "The species is named for its location offshore California at continental slope depths" (Blake, 2020: 31). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Scoloplos californiensis Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418178 on 2025-03-13
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Nomenclature
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Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 29-31, fig. 14, table 2 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 29-31, fig. 14, table 2 [details] Available for editors

Holotype LACM AHF Poly 11664, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 11665, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 11666, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1730-1880 m. [details]Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA). [details]
Etymology "The species is named for its location offshore California at continental slope depths" (Blake, 2020: 31). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, in middle continental slope depths (1730-1880 m) [details]
Type locality Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, north of Pioneer Canyon, USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean (37.4172°, -123.3°). [details]
To ZooBank (Nomenclatural Acts) Note: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:63650C44-3B94-4CD3-A541-E4A57F9B849F