Deep-Sea taxon details
original description
Pettibone, Marian H. (1966). Heteraphrodita altoni, a new genus and species of polychaete worm (Polychaeta, Aphroditidae) from deep water off Oregon, and a revision of the Aphroditid genera. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 79: 95-108., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34562769 page(s): 101-106 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 33035, geounit Pacific Coast of the United States [details]
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Etymology The species is named for Mr. Miles S. Alton, who collected the specimens. [details]
Type locality off Oregon, south-west of the mouth of the Columbia River, Pacific coast of the USA, 45°45'N 125°9'E, 1650 m [details]
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