WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hartman, O.; Fauchald, K. (1971). Deep-water benthic polychaetous annelids off New England to Bermuda and other North Atlantic Areas. Part II. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 6: 1-327., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3458 page(s): 56-57, plate 9 figs. a-c [details]
taxonomy source
Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 page(s): 41-43, figs. 17C, 20; note: Description from the type material [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AHF Poly 876, geounit North West Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 196 m. [details]
Distribution New England (USA). Only known from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet tegulum refers to the platform like membranes on the prostomium, located between the eyes and the insertion of the paired antennae. [details]
Habitat Continental shelf and upper slope. No further information available. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, northwestern section, off New England, USA (40º01.6'N, 70º40.7'W). [details]
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