World Register of Deep-Sea species - Potaspina australiensis Capa, 2007

Deep-Sea taxon details

Potaspina australiensis Capa, 2007

AphiaID

608093 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:608093)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Potaspina Hartman, 1969

Original name

Potaspina australiensis Capa, 2007

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Capa, M. 2007. Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships of apomorphic sabellids (Polychaeta) from Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 21(5): 537-567, available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is07002
page(s): 554 [details] Available for editors

Type data

Holotype NMV F108911, verbatimGeounit South of Point...

Holotype NMV F108911, verbatimGeounit South of Point Hicks... [details]

, Note South of Point Hicks, Victoria, Australia, 38 ...

From editor or global species database

Type locality South of Point Hicks, Victoria, Australia, 38 21′ 54″ S, 149 20′ 0″ E (-38.365, 149.33333) [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology named for the country.

Etymology named for the country. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Potaspina australiensis Capa, 2007. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=608093 on 2026-08-31

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Potaspina australiensis Capa, 2007. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=608093 on 2026-08-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-08-29 07:51:56Z

created

Read, Geoffrey

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original description Capa, M. 2007. Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships of apomorphic sabellids (Polychaeta) from Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 21(5): 537-567, available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is07002
page(s): 554 [details] Available for editors

context source (Deepsea) Capa, M. 2007. Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships of apomorphic sabellids (Polychaeta) from Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 21(5): 537-567, available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is07002 [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype NMV F108911, verbatimGeounit South of Point Hicks... [details]

From editor or global species database

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology named for the country. [details]

Type locality South of Point Hicks, Victoria, Australia, 38 21′ 54″ S, 149 20′ 0″ E (-38.365, 149.33333) [details]

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