original description
M'Intosh W (1882) Preliminary notice of Cephalodiscus, a new type allied to Prof. Allman's Rhabdopleura dredged in H.M.S. 'Challenger.'. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10: 337-348. [details]
basis of record
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source
M'Intosh W.C. (1887). Report on <i>Cephalodiscus dodecalophus</i> M'Intosh, a new type of Polyzoa, procured on the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 62): i-lxviii, 1-48, pl. 1-7., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-62/README.htm [details]
Unknown type USNM 19687, geounit Argentina [details]
From editor or global species database
Classification These were thought to be polyzoa when first discovered. [details]
Spelling In other records, sometimes the author's name is misspelled as 'McIntosh'. [details]