Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Mohammad, Murad-B.M. (1980). Polychaete annelids from Kuwaitian islands, Arabian Gulf, with descriptions of four new species. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 69(1): 31-42., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1980.tb01931.x page(s): 35-36, fig. 2A-G [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1971.69, geounit Persian Gulf [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Persian Gulf: Kuwait (Kubbar Island and mainland coast). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet kubbarensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kubbar Island, Kuwait. [details]
Habitat In sand, in the intertidal zone. [details]
Type locality Kubbar Island, Kuwait, Persian Gulf (29°03'N, 48°32'E; provided location slightly displaced, corrected here to 29.077, 48.489), intertidal zone, in sand. [details]
Type material Holotype (NHMUK 1971.69) deposited in the The Natural History Museum, London, UK. [details]
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