Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Baird, William. (1865). On new tubicolous annelids, in the collection of the British Museum. Part 2. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 8: 157-160, plate V., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31601899 page(s): 157-158, plate V figs. 3-4 [details]
status source
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. page(s): 523; note: species considered as 'Questionable' [details] Available for editors [request]
status source
Holthe, T. (1986). Evolution, systematics, and distribution of the Polychaeta Terebellomorpha, with a catalogue of the taxa and a bibliography. <em>Gunneria.</em> 55: 1-236., available online at http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:331918/FULLTEXT01.pdf page(s): 152; note: species considered as 'questionable', probably following Hartman's 1959 work [details]
Syntype NHMUK 1842.2.24.33-34, geounit Falkland Islands [details]
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Depth range Not stated in the original description, unknown. [details]
Distribution South Atlantic Ocean: Falkland Islands. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet bilneata is a Latin adjective meaning 'doubly lined' or 'having two lines', and refers most probably to the colour pattern of the worm: "When alive, the animal is marked with two fine stripes or lines running longitudinally down along the dorsal surface beautifully tinged with purple" (Baird, 1865: 158). [details]
Habitat Not stated in the original description, unknown. [details]
Type locality Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate -51.7°, -59.3°). [details]
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