WoRMS taxon details
original description
Mackie, Andrew S. Y. 1987. A review of species currently assigned to the genus Leitoscoloplos Day, 1977 (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae), with descriptions of species newly referred to Scoloplos Blainville, 1828. Sarsia, 72: 1-28. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 7, fig. 6, table 6 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1961.9.442, geounit Cape Provinces [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1961.9.443-458, geounit Cape Provinces [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 108-128 m. [details]
Distribution Southeast Atlantic Ocean: off Cape Province (South Africa). [details]
Etymology The subspecific epithet provincialis refers to the type locality of the species, off Cape Province (South Africa). [details]
Habitat Mud, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Off Cape Province, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean, holotype and paratypes from combined material of stations WCD.61 (32°05'S, 18°06'E), WCD.63 (32°05'S, 18°06'E) and WCD.64 (32°05'S, 17°56'E) of Day (1961). [details]
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