original description
Johnston, G. (1835). Illustrations in British Zoology (45 Lernaea uncinata, 46 Arenicola ecaudata). <em>Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology.</em> 8:565-569, figs. 53-54. (x-1835)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335569
page(s): 566; note: Introduced in text flow as "The worms which constitute the little family named Arenicolidae ..." [details]
taxonomy source
Gathof, Jerry M. (1984). Family Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 7. Chapter Pagination: 58.1-58.2, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
page(s): 58.1 [details]
taxonomy source
Darbyshire, Teresa. (2018). Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835. <em>[book, online].</em> 23 pp. In.Handbook of Zoology [Annelida], de Gruyter., available online at https://www.degruyter.com/view/Zoology/bp_029147-6_72
note: Taxonomic status and biology review [details]
additional source
Wells, G. P. (1980). The species problem in lugworms and other Polychaeta. <i>In</i> Gunawardana, T.T.P., Prematilleka, L. & Silva, R. (Eds). P.E.P. Deraniyagala commemoration volume. Lake House Investments Ltd, Colombo. 392pp. Chapter Pagination: 355-366. [details] Available for editors
additional source
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Johnston (1835) "... the name derived from arena, sand, and colo, to dwell in, and very expressive of the habits of the species" [details]