WoRMS taxon details
Abarenicola Wells, 1959
- Species Abarenicola affinis (Ashworth, 1903)
- Species Abarenicola assimilis (Ehlers, 1897)
- Species Abarenicola brevior Wells, 1963
- Species Abarenicola claparedi (Levinsen, 1884)
- Species Abarenicola devia Wells, 1963
- Species Abarenicola gilchristi Wells, 1963
- Species Abarenicola haswelli Wells, 1963
- Species Abarenicola insularum Wells, 1963
- Species Abarenicola pacifica Healy & Wells, 1959
- Species Abarenicola pusilla (Quatrefages, 1866)
- Species Abarenicola claparedei (Levinsen, 1884) accepted as Abarenicola claparedi (Levinsen, 1884) (misspelling in Bellan (2001))
- Species Abarenicola claparedii [auctt.] accepted as Abarenicola claparedi (Levinsen, 1884) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Abarenicola vagabunda Healy & Wells, 1959 accepted as Abarenicola claparedi vagabunda Healy & Wells, 1959 (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wells, G. P. (1959). The genera of Arenicolidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(2): 301-314. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Abarenicola Wells, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129205 on 2025-07-18
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Wells, G. P. (1959). The genera of Arenicolidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(2): 301-314. [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
