Deep-Sea name details
Spiophanes pallidus Hartman, 1960
332096 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332096)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240
page(s): 118-119, plate 10 figs. 1-2 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 118-119, plate 10 figs. 1-2 [details] Available for editors
Holotype LACM, geounit East Cortes Basin
, Note East Cortes Basin, 35 mi 106.5º T from Cortes...
Holotype LACM, geounit East Cortes Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality East Cortes Basin, 35 mi 106.5º T from Cortes Bank buoy, Southern California, Pacific Ocean (32º16'30''N, 118º27'55''W), 1675 m, green silt. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range 1675-1866 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Southern California (East Cortes Basin; San Clemente Basin; questionably San Nicolas Basin).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet pallidus is a Latin adjective meaning 'pale' or 'pallid', and presumably refers to a light...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Depth range 1675-1866 m.
Depth range 1675-1866 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Southern California (East Cortes Basin; San Clemente Basin; questionably San Nicolas Basin).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Southern California (East Cortes Basin; San Clemente Basin; questionably San Nicolas Basin). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet pallidus is a Latin adjective meaning 'pale' or 'pallid', and presumably refers to a light...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet pallidus is a Latin adjective meaning 'pale' or 'pallid', and presumably refers to a light coloration of the species. Hartman (1960: 119) does not describe the coloration, but states that the ''Eyes are absent or obscure as a pair of spots located at the sides, between the palpal bases'', and also that the ''eyes are nearly or altogether absent.'' [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Spiophanes pallidus Hartman, 1960. 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=332096 on 2026-01-26
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Spiophanes pallidus Hartman, 1960. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332096 on 2026-01-26
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original description
Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240
page(s): 118-119, plate 10 figs. 1-2 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Fauchald, K.; Hancock, D.R. (1981). Deep-water polychaetes from a transect off central Oregon. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 11: 1-73., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3445
page(s): 13; note: as Spiophanella pallida [details]
page(s): 118-119, plate 10 figs. 1-2 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Fauchald, K.; Hancock, D.R. (1981). Deep-water polychaetes from a transect off central Oregon. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 11: 1-73., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3445
page(s): 13; note: as Spiophanella pallida [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype LACM, geounit East Cortes Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Depth range 1675-1866 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Southern California (East Cortes Basin; San Clemente Basin; questionably San Nicolas Basin). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet pallidus is a Latin adjective meaning 'pale' or 'pallid', and presumably refers to a light coloration of the species. Hartman (1960: 119) does not describe the coloration, but states that the ''Eyes are absent or obscure as a pair of spots located at the sides, between the palpal bases'', and also that the ''eyes are nearly or altogether absent.'' [details]
Habitat Silty sediments, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality East Cortes Basin, 35 mi 106.5º T from Cortes Bank buoy, Southern California, Pacific Ocean (32º16'30''N, 118º27'55''W), 1675 m, green silt. [details]
