WoRMS taxon details
Pygospiopsis occipitalis Blake, 1996
331460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331460)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 153-155, fig. 4.22 [details]
page(s): 153-155, fig. 4.22 [details]
Holotype USNM 172558, geounit Point Arguello
, Note Pacific Ocean, USA, California, Santa Barbara...
Holotype USNM 172558, geounit Point Arguello [details]
Depth range 930 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California (USA), off Point Arguello. Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet occipitalis is a Latin adjective, meaning 'occipital' or 'pertaining to the back of the head', and...
Depth range 930 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California (USA), off Point Arguello. Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California (USA), off Point Arguello. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet occipitalis is a Latin adjective, meaning 'occipital' or 'pertaining to the back of the head', and...
Etymology The specific epithet occipitalis is a Latin adjective, meaning 'occipital' or 'pertaining to the back of the head', and refers to the antenna present in that position. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pygospiopsis occipitalis Blake, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331460 on 2024-04-27
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original description
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): 153-155, fig. 4.22 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
page(s): 153-155, fig. 4.22 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 172558, geounit Point Arguello [details]
Paratype USNM 172557, geounit Point Arguello [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 930 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean, California (USA), off Point Arguello. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet occipitalis is a Latin adjective, meaning 'occipital' or 'pertaining to the back of the head', and refers to the antenna present in that position. [details]
Habitat Continental slope, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, USA, California, Santa Barbara Basin, off Point Arguello (34º26.29'N, 120º58.08'W), 930 m. [details]
Type material Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (holotype: USNM 175258; paratypes: USNM 172557). [details]
