WoRMS name details
Aquilaspio Foster, 1971
325173 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325173)
unaccepted (subjective synonymy)
Genus
- Species Aquilaspio aucklandica (Augener, 1923) accepted as Prionospio aucklandica Augener, 1923 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Aquilaspio peruana (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962) accepted as Prionospio peruana Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 (superseded combination)
- Species Aquilaspio pyramidalis Hutchings & Turvey, 1984 accepted as Prionospio pyramidalis (Hutchings & Turvey, 1984) (superseded original combination)
- Species Aquilaspio sexoculata (Augener, 1918) accepted as Prionospio sexoculata Augener, 1918 (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 105 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 105 [details] Available for editors [request]
Etymology aquila = eagle. Named in honor of the Apollo Eagle moon landing.[Foster, 1971]
Taxonomy Foster (1971: 17, 106) deployed four genera of the Prionospio group, adding Minuspio for species with cirriform branchiae...
Etymology aquila = eagle. Named in honor of the Apollo Eagle moon landing.[Foster, 1971] [details]
Taxonomy Foster (1971: 17, 106) deployed four genera of the Prionospio group, adding Minuspio for species with cirriform branchiae...
Taxonomy Foster (1971: 17, 106) deployed four genera of the Prionospio group, adding Minuspio for species with cirriform branchiae only, and Aquilaspio for species with 2-4 pairs of pinnate branchiae, contrasted with Prionospio with mixed pinnate and cirriform, and Apoprionospio with 3 pairs cirriform, the 4th pair pinnate. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Aquilaspio Foster, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325173 on 2024-09-24
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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): 105 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 105 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology aquila = eagle. Named in honor of the Apollo Eagle moon landing.[Foster, 1971] [details]Taxonomy Foster (1971: 17, 106) deployed four genera of the Prionospio group, adding Minuspio for species with cirriform branchiae only, and Aquilaspio for species with 2-4 pairs of pinnate branchiae, contrasted with Prionospio with mixed pinnate and cirriform, and Apoprionospio with 3 pairs cirriform, the 4th pair pinnate. [details]