WoRMS name details
original description
Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf page(s): 74-75, fig. 29 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZISP No. 1/37928, geounit North Pacific Abyssal Province [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1602-5511 m. [details]
Distribution North Pacific Ocean. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet pulchra (masculine: pulcher) is a Latin adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'pretty', and refers presumably to the look of the species, according to the author's appreciation. [details]
Habitat Muddy and clayey sediments, at bathyal and abyssal depths. [details]
Taxonomic remark Allia Strelzov, 1973 is preoccupied by Allia Walker, 1868 in Lepidoptera [see reference at BHL HERE], and was replaced by the new name Strelzovia by Aguirrezabalaga (2012). This way, all 'Allia' names are replaced by 'Strelzovia' including those yet to have usages in print under 'Strelzovia'. [details]
Type locality North Pacific Ocean (46.95°, -143.9833°). [details]
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