Polychaeta name details
Holotype USNM 90513, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype USNM 56040, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype USNM 90514, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype USNM 90515, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 35-91 m. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet anomalus is a Latin adjective meaning 'irregular', 'abnormal' or 'exceptional', and "refers to the abnormal or atypical condition in which the two kinds of tentacles are presented in two separated groups on the tentacular membrane" (Londoño-Mesa, 2009: 72). [details]
Habitat Sand and clayey sand, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Off Port Isabel, Texas, USA, Gulf of Mexico (20.1667°, -96.4°). [details]
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