Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Carrerette, Orlemir; Hutchings, Pat; Fitzhugh, Kirk. (2018). Systematic review of the species of the family Telothelepodidae Nogueira, Fitzhugh & Hutchings, 2013 (Annelida, Terebelliformia), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 1-41 [online before print, 19 Jan 2018]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1401729 page(s): 20-23, figs. 14-15 [details]
Holotype MZUSP 3028, geounit Campos Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 24 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Campos Basin (State of Rio de Janeiro, SE Brazil). [details]
Etymology "The epithet refers to the morphology of the lower lip, forming a ‘shield-like’ structure. From the Latin, scutum, meaning shield" (Nogueira et al., 2018). [details]
Habitat Sand, at shallow shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, SE Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (-21.2914°, -40.8072°), 24 m, sand. [details]
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