WoRMS taxon details
Chaetopterus pergamentaceus Cuvier, 1830
336431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336431)
accepted
Species
Chetopterus pargamentaceus [auctt. misspelling] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (names of genus and species misspelled)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cuvier, G. (1830). Le règne animal distingué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The animal kingdom distinguished according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Paris: Déterville & Crochard.</em> Nouvelle édition 2, Vol. 3: 1-504, pls. 1-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33372853
page(s): 208 [no figures]; note: very short description, barely acceptable as valid; could be a nomen nudum [details]
page(s): 208 [no figures]; note: very short description, barely acceptable as valid; could be a nomen nudum [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, West Indies
Type locality Caribbean Sea, West Indies [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Chaetopterus pergamentaceus Cuvier, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336431 on 2026-09-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. (1830). Le règne animal distingué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The animal kingdom distinguished according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Paris: Déterville & Crochard.</em> Nouvelle édition 2, Vol. 3: 1-504, pls. 1-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33372853
page(s): 208 [no figures]; note: very short description, barely acceptable as valid; could be a nomen nudum [details]
page(s): 208 [no figures]; note: very short description, barely acceptable as valid; could be a nomen nudum [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Saint-Joseph, Arthur d'Anthoine de. (1894). Les Annélides polychètes des côtes de Dinard. Troisième Partie. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris, Série 7.</em> 17: 1-395, plates I-XIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35662416 [details]
redescription Audouin, J.V. and Milne Edwards, H. (1833). [Part 5.] Classification des Annélides et description de celles qui habitent les côtes de la France. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris.</em> sér. 1, 30: 411-425., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5978926
page(s): 417, plate 22 figs. 1-4; note: first reasonable description of the species, supported with figures; genus and species misspelled as 'Chetopterus pargamentaceus' [details]
status source Moore, Jenna M. (2019). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of functional morphology in Chaetopteridae (Annelida). <em>[unpublished thesis].</em> Ph. D. thesis, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1-304., available online at https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/UFE0055997/00001 [details]
status source Muir, A. I.; Petersen, M. E. (2010). Case 3525. <i>Tricoelia variopedata</i> Renier, [1804] (currently <i>Chaetopterus variopedatus</i>; Annelida, Polychaeta): proposed conservation of the specific name. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 67(4): 279-284., available online at http://iczn.org/content/tricoelia-variopedata-renier-1804-currently-chaetopterus-variopedatus-annelida-polychaeta-pr [details]
redescription Audouin, J.V. and Milne Edwards, H. (1833). [Part 5.] Classification des Annélides et description de celles qui habitent les côtes de la France. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris.</em> sér. 1, 30: 411-425., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5978926
page(s): 417, plate 22 figs. 1-4; note: first reasonable description of the species, supported with figures; genus and species misspelled as 'Chetopterus pargamentaceus' [details]
status source Moore, Jenna M. (2019). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of functional morphology in Chaetopteridae (Annelida). <em>[unpublished thesis].</em> Ph. D. thesis, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1-304., available online at https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/UFE0055997/00001 [details]
status source Muir, A. I.; Petersen, M. E. (2010). Case 3525. <i>Tricoelia variopedata</i> Renier, [1804] (currently <i>Chaetopterus variopedatus</i>; Annelida, Polychaeta): proposed conservation of the specific name. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 67(4): 279-284., available online at http://iczn.org/content/tricoelia-variopedata-renier-1804-currently-chaetopterus-variopedatus-annelida-polychaeta-pr [details]
Other
additional source
Andrews, Ethan Allen. (1891). Report upon the Annelida Polychaeta of Beaufort, North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 14(852): 277-302, plates XII-XVIII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7543195
page(s): 290-291 [details]
additional source Audouin, J. V.; Milne Edwards, H. (1834). Recherches pour servir a l'histoire naturelle du littoral de la France, ou, Recueil de mémoires sur l'anatomie, la physiologie, la classification et les moeurs des animaux des nos côtes : ouvrage accompagné de planches faites d'après nature. Tome 2, Annélides. Tome 2, premiere part, 290 pp. plus 8 plates, Paris, Crochard., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43796
page(s): 280, plate 8 figs. 1-4; note: same text and figures as in Audouin & Milne-Edwards (1833); genus and species misspelled as 'Chetopterus pargamentaceus' [details]
additional source Leidy, Joseph. (1888). Chaetopterus from Florida [meeting report, February 14, 1888]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia.</em> 40: 73-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1963363
page(s): 73; note: Record for Manatee River, Florida, with description (in general terms) [details]
additional source Sars, Michael. (1861). Uddrag af en med Afbildninger ledsaget Beskrivelse over <i>Chaetopterus sarsii</i> Boeck, nov. spec., og <i>Chaetopterus norvegicus</i> Sars. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1860: 85-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60473655
page(s): 87 [details]
page(s): 290-291 [details]
additional source Audouin, J. V.; Milne Edwards, H. (1834). Recherches pour servir a l'histoire naturelle du littoral de la France, ou, Recueil de mémoires sur l'anatomie, la physiologie, la classification et les moeurs des animaux des nos côtes : ouvrage accompagné de planches faites d'après nature. Tome 2, Annélides. Tome 2, premiere part, 290 pp. plus 8 plates, Paris, Crochard., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43796
page(s): 280, plate 8 figs. 1-4; note: same text and figures as in Audouin & Milne-Edwards (1833); genus and species misspelled as 'Chetopterus pargamentaceus' [details]
additional source Leidy, Joseph. (1888). Chaetopterus from Florida [meeting report, February 14, 1888]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia.</em> 40: 73-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1963363
page(s): 73; note: Record for Manatee River, Florida, with description (in general terms) [details]
additional source Sars, Michael. (1861). Uddrag af en med Afbildninger ledsaget Beskrivelse over <i>Chaetopterus sarsii</i> Boeck, nov. spec., og <i>Chaetopterus norvegicus</i> Sars. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1860: 85-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60473655
page(s): 87 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality Caribbean Sea, West Indies [details]
