WoRMS source details

Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942. pages 1-26. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
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Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
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 Depth range

Intertidal (Pacific coast of North America) to 35 m (Gulf of Mexico). [details]

 Distribution

Pacific Ocean: coast of North America, from Alaska to southern California. Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico (off ... [details]

 Habitat

Common in intertidal zones, mud flats with eel grasses and among rocks with seagrasses.  [details]

 Reproduction

Eggs deposited in cocoons, with embryos developing into ciliated larvae that may remain encapsulated or leave the ... [details]

 Taxonomic remark

The examination of the holotype of Pararicia belizensis Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989, the type species of the genus ... [details]

 Taxonomic remark

The examination of the holotype of Pararicia belizensis Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989 (USNM 120930), by Blake (1996: ... [details]