WoRMS taxon details
Apoprionospio dayi Foster, 1969
157189 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157189)
accepted
Species
Prionospio dayi (Foster, 1969) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination)
- Subspecies Apoprionospio dayi japonica Imajima, 1989 accepted as Apoprionospio japonica Imajima, 1989 (rank upgrade to species)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Foster, N.M. (1969). New species of spionids (Polychaeta) from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea with a partial revision of the genus <i>Prionospio</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 82(38): 381-400., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595410
page(s): 383-388, figs. 1-11 [details]
page(s): 383-388, figs. 1-11 [details]
Holotype USNM 39487, geounit North Carolina
, Note Off Beaufort, North Carolina, Atlantic coast...
Holotype USNM 39487, geounit North Carolina [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Beaufort, North Carolina, Atlantic coast of the USA (gazetteer estimate 34.4º, -76.7º). [details]
Depth range Not stated, unknown.
Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico (Alabama; Texas).
Etymology The species is named for Dr. John H. Day (b. Sussex, England, 25 August 1909 - d. Knysna, South Africa, 24 April 1989),...
Depth range Not stated, unknown. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico (Alabama; Texas).
Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico (Alabama; Texas). [details]
Etymology The species is named for Dr. John H. Day (b. Sussex, England, 25 August 1909 - d. Knysna, South Africa, 24 April 1989),...
Etymology The species is named for Dr. John H. Day (b. Sussex, England, 25 August 1909 - d. Knysna, South Africa, 24 April 1989), Professor Emeritus at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Apoprionospio dayi Foster, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157189 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Foster, N.M. (1969). New species of spionids (Polychaeta) from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea with a partial revision of the genus <i>Prionospio</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 82(38): 381-400., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595410
page(s): 383-388, figs. 1-11 [details]
basis of record Uebelacker, Joan M.; Johnson, Paul G. (eds). (1984). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091. Volumes 1-7, Barry M. Vittor & Associates. Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002201750 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 383-388, figs. 1-11 [details]
basis of record Uebelacker, Joan M.; Johnson, Paul G. (eds). (1984). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091. Volumes 1-7, Barry M. Vittor & Associates. Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002201750 [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
status source
Sigvaldadóttir, E. (1998). Cladistic analysis and classification of <i>Prionospio</i> and related general (Polychaeta, Spionidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 27(3): 175-187., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00435.x [details]
Other
additional source
Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Maciolek, N. J. (1985). A revision of the genus Prionospio Malmgren, with special emphasis on species from the Atlantic Ocean, and new records of species belonging to the genera Apoprionospio Foster and Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta, Annelida, Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 84: 325-383., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1985.tb01804.x
page(s): 370-372, fig. 18 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Foster, Nancy Marie. (1971). Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 36(129): 1-183., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506046
page(s): 97 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Maciolek, N. J. (1985). A revision of the genus Prionospio Malmgren, with special emphasis on species from the Atlantic Ocean, and new records of species belonging to the genera Apoprionospio Foster and Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta, Annelida, Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 84: 325-383., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1985.tb01804.x
page(s): 370-372, fig. 18 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Foster, Nancy Marie. (1971). Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 36(129): 1-183., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506046
page(s): 97 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 39487, geounit North Carolina [details]
Paratype USNM 39488, geounit North Carolina [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated, unknown. [details]Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico (Alabama; Texas). [details]
Etymology The species is named for Dr. John H. Day (b. Sussex, England, 25 August 1909 - d. Knysna, South Africa, 24 April 1989), Professor Emeritus at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. [details]
Habitat Not stated, unknown. [details]
Type locality Off Beaufort, North Carolina, Atlantic coast of the USA (gazetteer estimate 34.4º, -76.7º). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Prionospio dayi (Foster, 1969))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (10 records) (from synonym Prionospio dayi (Foster, 1969))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (130 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (4 records) (from synonym Prionospio dayi (Foster, 1969))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 39487)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (10 records) (from synonym Prionospio dayi (Foster, 1969))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (130 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (4 records) (from synonym Prionospio dayi (Foster, 1969))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 39487)
To ITIS
