WoRMS taxon details
original description
Yokoyama, Hisashi. (2007). A revision of the genus Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta: Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 151(2): 253-284., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/151/2/253/2630866 page(s): 264, 267, figure 9; note: Wakasa Bay, Japan [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Yokoyama, Hisashi; Sukumaran, Soniya. (2012). First records of three Paraprionospio species (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Indian waters. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 53(2): 279-287., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.AAAC31ED page(s): 280, figure 1; note: description and records from the open Arabian Sea [details]
Holotype OMNH OMNH-Iv 4873, geounit Wakasa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology author: "Paraprionospio cordifolia is characterized by having a ventral bilobed flap on setiger 8, which is not found in any other Paraprionospio species. The species name (= heart-shaped leaf) is derived from this structure. " [details]
Type locality off Yura River mouth, Wakasa Bay, Japan, 35.5333, 135.3 (35°32′N, 135°18′E), mud, 20 m [details]
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