WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; McRae, Jane. (1993). The Aphroditidae (Polychaeta) from Australia, together with a redescription of the Aphroditidae collected during the Siboga Expedition. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 279-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.24 page(s): 303-305 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype WAM 88-89, geounit Western Australia (state) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is from an aboriginal word Malkaris which means a shield, and this species has the body form of a shield. [details]
Type locality Rowley Shoals, north western Australia, l6°58'S 120°07', 428-432 m, 20 Aug 1983 (WAM 88-89) [details]
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