WoRMS taxon details
original description
Gopal, Aiswarya; Useph, Abdul Jaleel Koovapurath; Varghese, Saramma Aikkarakunnath; Narayana, Sanjeevan Veloorkirakathil. (2014). A new species of polychaete, <i>Pettibonella shompens</i> sp. nov. (Orbiniidae), from the Nicobar Islands, North Indian Ocean. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 10(10): 1033-1037., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2013.879988 page(s): 1034-1037, figs. 2-3, table I [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype IOBC IO/SS/POL/00465, geounit Nicobar Islands [details]
Paratype IOBC IO/SS/POL/00466, geounit Nicobar Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 49-50 m. [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Car Nicobar Island (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal) [details]
Etymology 'shompens' is derived from the Shompen tribe inhabiting the Nicobar Islands. [details]
Habitat Coralline sand between 49-50 m. Near bottom temperature: 27.34°C; salinity: 32.62‰; dissolved oxygen: 4.10 ml/l. [details]
Type locality Car Nicobar Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, 9°17.967′N, 92°42.016′E (9.2994° 92.7003°), 50 m, coralline sand. [details]
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