MSBIAS taxon details
Petaloproctus Quatrefages, 1866
129359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129359)
accepted
Genus
Petaloproctus terricola Quatrefages, 1866 (type by monotypy)
- Species Petaloproctus borealis Arwidsson, 1906
- Species Petaloproctus tenuis (Théel, 1879)
- Species Petaloproctus terricola Quatrefages, 1866
- Species Petaloproctus terricolus [auct. misspelling] accepted as Petaloproctus terricola Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, 'terricola' has been treated as a noun in apposition)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 247 [details]
page(s): 247 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Petaloproctus Quatrefages, 1866. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129359 on 2026-07-13
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Petaloproctus Quatrefages, 1866. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129359 on 2026-07-13
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Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 247 [details]
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]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
page(s): 247 [details]
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]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
