WoRMS name details
Arenicola (Pteroscolex) Lütken, 1864
326081 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326081)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
Subgenus
Arenicola (Pteroscolex) antillensis Lütken, 1864 accepted as Arenicola cristata Stimpson, 1856 (type by monotypy)
- Species Arenicola (Pteroscolex) antillensis Lütken, 1864 accepted as Arenicola cristata Stimpson, 1856 (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lütken, Christian Frederik. (1864). En ny vestindisk Sandorm, <i>Arenicola (Pteroscolex) antillensis</i> Ltk. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 1864(3-7): 120-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35852121
page(s): 121-122 [details]
page(s): 121-122 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Arenicola (Pteroscolex) Lütken, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326081 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Lütken, Christian Frederik. (1864). En ny vestindisk Sandorm, <i>Arenicola (Pteroscolex) antillensis</i> Ltk. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 1864(3-7): 120-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35852121
page(s): 121-122 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
page(s): 121-122 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Horst, Rutger. (1889). Contributions towards the knowledge of the Annelida Polychaeta. II. On <i>Arenicola</i>-specimens from the Gulf of Naples. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 11(1): 37-45, plate 3., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/508699
page(s): 38; note: with Arenicola [details]
page(s): 38; note: with Arenicola [details]
