original description(ofOphelina helgolandiae Augener, 1912)Augener, H. 1912. Beitrag zur Kenntnis verschiedener Anneliden un Bemerkungen über die nordischen Nephthys-Arten und deren epitoken Formen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin 78A(10): 162-212, Pl. 5 & 6.
, available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13317436 page(s): 174-176, plate V figs. 8-11 [details]
source of synonymyHartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.[details] Available for editors [request]