Polychaeta name details
original description
Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Revision of some genera of polychaete worms of the family Spionidae, including the description of a new species of <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 76: 89-104., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34604970 page(s): 94-98, figs. 1-2 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
Maciolek, Nancy J. 1987. New species and records of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the east coast of North America, with a review of the subgenera. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 7: 16-40. [details]
Holotype CMN NMCIC1900-2916, geounit Gulf of St. Lawrence [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water to about 18 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of St. Lawrence (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick); Massachusetts (Buzzards Bay, Woods Hole). [details]
Etymology From Pettibone (1963: 98): "The species is named for E. L. Bousfield of the National Museum of Canada." [details]
Habitat In muddy and sandy sediments, with detritus, stones, shells or dead eelgrass, at shallow water. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different subgenus. [details]
Type locality Shediac Island, Channel, New Brunswick, Canada, Atlantic Ocean (46.25°, -64.53°). [details]
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