Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177 page(s): 415-416, fig. 8m-q [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.91, geounit South Africa [details]
Nontype, geounit South Africa [details]
Nontype, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1963.1.92, geounit South Africa [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 183-320 meters deep. [details]
Distribution South Africa: Western and Eastern Cape provinces (Indian and Atlantic Oceans). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet capensis refers to the type locality of the species, the former Cape Province (South Africa). [details]
Habitat On muddy and sandy sediments, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Off the west coast of the Western Cape Province, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean (33°06.5'S, 17°32.9'E), 183 m, dark green mud. [details]
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