Polychaeta taxon details
Holotype USNM 1407119, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology author: Leitoscoloplos simplex "from the Latin simplex and refers to the overall lack of typical orbiniid morphology" [details]
Type locality Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, 12.9272, -128.6002 (12°55.633′N, 128°36.011′W), 4843 m, abyssal plain, North equatorial Pacific Ocean [details]
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