original description
(of ) Pettibone, Marian H. (1957). North American genera of the family Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta), with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(5): 159-167., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753529
page(s): 162 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record
Blake, J. A. (1980). The larval development of polychaeta from the northern california coast. IV. Leitoscoloplos pugettensis and Scoloplos acmeceps (Family Orbiniidae). <em>Ophelia.</em> 19(1): 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1980.10425502
page(s): 2-8, figs. 1-3 [details]
basis of record
Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942. pages 1-26. 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): 9-10, fig. 1.2 [details]
additional source
Dean, Harlan K.; Blake, James A. (2015). The Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Pacific Costa Rica. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3956(2): 183-198., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3956.2.2
page(s): 187-188, figs. 2C-E, 6A-B [details] Available for editors
redescription
Mackie, Andrew S. Y. 1987. A review of species currently assigned to the genus Leitoscoloplos Day, 1977 (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae), with descriptions of species newly referred to Scoloplos Blainville, 1828. Sarsia, 72: 1-28. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 8-9, fig. 8; note: redescription based on paratypes [details]
Nontype MCZ 70322, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ 83994, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ 85626, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ 85695, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MZUCR, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype MZUCR, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Nontype USNM 40188, geounit Nanoose Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 200 m. [details]
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to Costa Rica. [details]
Habitat In muddy to sandy sediments. [details]
Reproduction Eggs deposited in cocoons, with embryos developing into ciliated larvae that may remain encapsulated or leave the capsules for a short, lecithotrophic larval life. [details]