Deep-Sea taxon details
Orbiniella abyssalis Blake, 2020
1418181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1418181)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 38-40, figs. 18-19, table 3 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 38-40, figs. 18-19, table 3 [details] Available for editors
Holotype USNM 1594176, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone
, Note Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, abyssal...
Holotype USNM 1594176, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, abyssal plain, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean (12.9428°, -128.5902°). [details]
Depth range 4844-4880 m.
Distribution Abyssal North Equatorial Pacific Ocean: Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone.
Etymology "The epithet is derived from the Latin abyssus, in reference to the deep-sea habitat of the species" (Blake, 2020: 40).
Depth range 4844-4880 m. [details]
Distribution Abyssal North Equatorial Pacific Ocean: Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone.
Distribution Abyssal North Equatorial Pacific Ocean: Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. [details]
Etymology "The epithet is derived from the Latin abyssus, in reference to the deep-sea habitat of the species" (Blake, 2020: 40).
Etymology "The epithet is derived from the Latin abyssus, in reference to the deep-sea habitat of the species" (Blake, 2020: 40). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Orbiniella abyssalis Blake, 2020. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418181 on 2026-06-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Orbiniella abyssalis Blake, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418181 on 2026-06-10
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Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 38-40, figs. 18-19, table 3 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 38-40, figs. 18-19, table 3 [details] Available for editors
Holotype USNM 1594176, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 1594177, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 1594180, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1594178, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1594179, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4844-4880 m. [details]Distribution Abyssal North Equatorial Pacific Ocean: Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. [details]
Etymology "The epithet is derived from the Latin abyssus, in reference to the deep-sea habitat of the species" (Blake, 2020: 40). [details]
Habitat Abyssal plain (4844-4880 m). [details]
Type locality Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, abyssal plain, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean (12.9428°, -128.5902°). [details]
To ZooBank (Nomenclatural Acts) Note: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:204FB25A-7467-4248-B9D4-D14EC81414F3
