WoRMS taxon details
Prionospio vallensis Neal & Paterson in Paterson et al., 2016
871992 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871992)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Paterson, Gordon L. J.; Neal, Lenka; Altamira, Iris; Soto, Eulogio H.; Smith, Craig R.; Menot, Lenaick; Billett, David S. M.; Cunha, Marina R.; Marchais-Laguionie, Clare; Glover, Adrian G. (2016). New <em>Prionospio</em> and <em>Aurospio</em> Species from the Deep Sea (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4092(1): 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.1
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Holotype NHMUK 2015:1040, geounit Portugal
, Note Setúbal canyon, off Portugal, 39.593...
Holotype NHMUK 2015:1040, geounit Portugal [details]
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Type locality Setúbal canyon, off Portugal, 39.593 -10.3333, 4418 m. In the text the holotype locality, 56859#1, is stated as the Setúbal canyon, but the geocoordinates given are for the Nazaré canyon [details]
Distribution Nazaré, Setúbal, and Cascais canyons along the Portuguese margin, 3199–4419 m.
Etymology Authors: "vallensis from the Latin valles, meaning valley, the closest Latin expression for canyon"
Distribution Nazaré, Setúbal, and Cascais canyons along the Portuguese margin, 3199–4419 m. [details]
Etymology Authors: "vallensis from the Latin valles, meaning valley, the closest Latin expression for canyon"
Etymology Authors: "vallensis from the Latin valles, meaning valley, the closest Latin expression for canyon" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Prionospio vallensis Neal & Paterson in Paterson et al., 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871992 on 2024-04-18
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Paterson, Gordon L. J.; Neal, Lenka; Altamira, Iris; Soto, Eulogio H.; Smith, Craig R.; Menot, Lenaick; Billett, David S. M.; Cunha, Marina R.; Marchais-Laguionie, Clare; Glover, Adrian G. (2016). New <em>Prionospio</em> and <em>Aurospio</em> Species from the Deep Sea (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4092(1): 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.1
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 2015:1040, geounit Portugal [details]
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Diagnosis Diagnostic features are wrinkled branchiae on chaetigers 2 and 5, rectangular prostomium, dorsal crests from chaetiger 6 extending to beyond chaetiger 20, distal ends of proximal dorsal lamellae bent toward the mid-line and produced into slender tips. Prionospio vallensis sp. nov. is most similar to P. laciniosa Maciolek, 1985 [details]Distribution Nazaré, Setúbal, and Cascais canyons along the Portuguese margin, 3199–4419 m. [details]
Etymology Authors: "vallensis from the Latin valles, meaning valley, the closest Latin expression for canyon" [details]
Type locality Setúbal canyon, off Portugal, 39.593 -10.3333, 4418 m. In the text the holotype locality, 56859#1, is stated as the Setúbal canyon, but the geocoordinates given are for the Nazaré canyon [details]
