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Polychaeta taxon detailsNeoleprea clavata Mohammad, 1973
329505 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329505)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Mohammad, Murad-B.M. (1973). New species and records of polychaete annelids from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 52(1): 23-44., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1973.tb01876.x
page(s): 42, fig. 10G-J [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1971.57, geounit Persian Gulf
Holotype NHMUK 1971.57, geounit Persian Gulf [details] type locality contained in Kuwaiti Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mena Abdullah (= Mina Abdullah Refinary), Kuwait, Persian Gulf (29º01'N, 48º10'E), intertidal zone, under rock. [details]
Depth range Intertidal zone.
Depth range Intertidal zone. [details] Distribution Persian Gulf: Mena Abdullah (= Mina Abdullah Refinary), Kuwait.
Distribution Persian Gulf: Mena Abdullah (= Mina Abdullah Refinary), Kuwait. [details] Etymology The specific epithet clavata (masculine: clavatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'club-shaped', and refers to the shape of...
Etymology The specific epithet clavata (masculine: clavatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'club-shaped', and refers to the shape of the body of the species: ''Thorax is swollen, abdomen much more slender, and the annelid resembles a club (hence the specific name clavata)'' (Mohammad, 1971: 42). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Neoleprea clavata Mohammad, 1973. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329505 on 2024-04-18
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original description
Mohammad, Murad-B.M. (1973). New species and records of polychaete annelids from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 52(1): 23-44., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1973.tb01876.x
page(s): 42, fig. 10G-J [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1971.57, geounit Persian Gulf [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal zone. [details]Distribution Persian Gulf: Mena Abdullah (= Mina Abdullah Refinary), Kuwait. [details] Etymology The specific epithet clavata (masculine: clavatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'club-shaped', and refers to the shape of the body of the species: ''Thorax is swollen, abdomen much more slender, and the annelid resembles a club (hence the specific name clavata)'' (Mohammad, 1971: 42). [details] Habitat Under rock, in the intertidal zone. [details] Type locality Mena Abdullah (= Mina Abdullah Refinary), Kuwait, Persian Gulf (29º01'N, 48º10'E), intertidal zone, under rock. [details] |