WoRMS taxon details
original description
Blake, James A. (2022). New species and records of Caulleriella, Chaetocirratulus and Chaetozone (Annelida, Cirratulidae) from continental shelf and slope depths of the Western North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5113(1): 1-89., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5113.1.1 page(s): 31-37, figs. 15-16, table 3 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 1660944, geounit Cape Hatteras [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 530–1003 m. [details]
Distribution NW Atlantic Ocean: off Cape Hatteras (North Carolina, USA). [details]
Etymology "The epithet [adunca] is from the Latin, aduncus, for bent inward, in reference to the inwardly curved tip of some of the acicular spines of this species" (Blake, 2022: 37). [details]
Habitat Continental slope (530–1003 m). [details]
Type locality Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (USA), NW Atlantic Ocean (35.4717°N, 74.795°W), 579 m. [details]
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