Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Kirtley, David W. 1994. A review and taxonomic revision of the family Sabellariidae Johnston, 1865 (Annelida; Polychaeta). Science Series number 1. 1-223. Sabecon Press. Vero Beach, Florida. page(s): 139, figs. 8.2.1, 8.2.2 [details]
Holotype LACM AHF POLY 1516, geounit Santa Monica Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 183 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Santa Monica Bay (off Los Angeles, USA). [details]
Etymology From Kirtley (1994: 139): "The species is named for Ms. Leslie H. Harris, Allan Hancock Foundation and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, who made this specimen available for study". [details]
Habitat Attached to rock in silty sand, shells and gravel, at shelf depths (183 m). [details]
Type locality Near NPDES waste-water outfall, Santa Monica Bay, off Los Angeles, USA, Pacific Ocean (33.9122°, -118.5903°). [details]
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