WoRMS name details
Pseudatherospio fauchaldi Lovell, 1994
331377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331377)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Pseudatherospio Lovell, 1994 accepted as Pygospiopsis Blake, 1983
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lovell, L.L. (1994). <i>Pseudatherospio fauchaldi</i>, a new genus and species of Spionidae (Polychaeta, Annelidae) from southern California, USA. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie.</em> 162: 237-241.
page(s): 239-241, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 239-241, figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype LACM AHF1650, geounit Southern California
, Note Pacific Ocean, USA, Southern California, off...
Holotype LACM AHF1650, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, USA, Southern California, off Huntington Beach (33º33'48''N, 118º02'11''W), 197 m, green mud. [details]
Depth range 197-530 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: USA, California (Santa Maria Basin and off Huntington Beach).
Etymology The species is named for Dr. Kristian Fauchald, in honor of his many contributions to polychaete systematics and for his...
Depth range 197-530 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: USA, California (Santa Maria Basin and off Huntington Beach).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: USA, California (Santa Maria Basin and off Huntington Beach). [details]
Etymology The species is named for Dr. Kristian Fauchald, in honor of his many contributions to polychaete systematics and for his...
Etymology The species is named for Dr. Kristian Fauchald, in honor of his many contributions to polychaete systematics and for his friendship to the author of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudatherospio fauchaldi Lovell, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331377 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Lovell, L.L. (1994). <i>Pseudatherospio fauchaldi</i>, a new genus and species of Spionidae (Polychaeta, Annelidae) from southern California, USA. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie.</em> 162: 237-241.
page(s): 239-241, figs. 1-2 [details]
new combination reference Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1
page(s): 171 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 239-241, figs. 1-2 [details]
new combination reference Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1
page(s): 171 [details] Available for editors
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Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. 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
page(s): 155-156, fig. 4.23 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 155-156, fig. 4.23 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Cirratulidae Ryckholdt, 1851. Including a revision of the genera and species from the eastern North Pacific. pages 263-384. 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 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype LACM AHF1650, geounit Southern California [details]
Nontype Private, geounit California [details]
Paratype LACM AHF1651, geounit Southern California [details]
Paratype USNM 163804, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 197-530 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: USA, California (Santa Maria Basin and off Huntington Beach). [details]
Etymology The species is named for Dr. Kristian Fauchald, in honor of his many contributions to polychaete systematics and for his friendship to the author of the species. [details]
Habitat Muddy sediments, at outer shelf and upper slope depths. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, USA, Southern California, off Huntington Beach (33º33'48''N, 118º02'11''W), 197 m, green mud. [details]
