WoRMS taxon details
Sclerocheilus antarcticus Ashworth, 1915
174652 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174652)
accepted
Species
Eumenia oculata Gravier, 1911 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ashworth, James Hartley 1915. On a new species of Sclerocheilus, with a revision of the genus. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 50(2): 405-422., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41766554
page(s): 405-410, 415-418, 421, text-figs. 1-2, 4, plate 37 figs. 1-6 [details]
page(s): 405-410, 415-418, 421, text-figs. 1-2, 4, plate 37 figs. 1-6 [details]
Holotype , geounit South Orkney Islands
, Note Antarctic Ocean, South Orkney Islands, Scotia...
Holotype, geounit South Orkney Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Orkney Islands, Scotia Bay, 10 fathoms deep (about 18 meters). [details]
Type material Holotype reported to be originally deposited at the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, Edinburgh. Paratype deposited at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. [details]
Depth range Low water, own to about 20 m.
Distribution Antarctica: Scotia Bay (South Orkneys) and Petermann Island, off Graham Land.
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species, Antarctica.
Depth range Low water, own to about 20 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctica: Scotia Bay (South Orkneys) and Petermann Island, off Graham Land.
Distribution Antarctica: Scotia Bay (South Orkneys) and Petermann Island, off Graham Land. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species, Antarctica.
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species, Antarctica. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sclerocheilus antarcticus Ashworth, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174652 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Ashworth, James Hartley 1915. On a new species of Sclerocheilus, with a revision of the genus. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 50(2): 405-422., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41766554
page(s): 405-410, 415-418, 421, text-figs. 1-2, 4, plate 37 figs. 1-6 [details]
original description (of Eumenia oculata Gravier, 1911) Gravier, C. 1911. Annélides polychètes recueillis par la Seconde Expéditon Antarctique Française (1908-1910). Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot, 1: 1-165, 12 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12005
page(s): 112, plate IV fig. 44 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 405-410, 415-418, 421, text-figs. 1-2, 4, plate 37 figs. 1-6 [details]
original description (of Eumenia oculata Gravier, 1911) Gravier, C. 1911. Annélides polychètes recueillis par la Seconde Expéditon Antarctique Française (1908-1910). Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot, 1: 1-165, 12 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12005
page(s): 112, plate IV fig. 44 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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status source
Hartman, Olga. (1978). Polychaeta from the Weddell Sea quadrant, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 26(4): 125-223., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118664599.ch4/summary
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water, own to about 20 m. [details]Distribution Antarctica: Scotia Bay (South Orkneys) and Petermann Island, off Graham Land. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species, Antarctica. [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Orkney Islands, Scotia Bay, 10 fathoms deep (about 18 meters). [details]
Type material Holotype reported to be originally deposited at the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, Edinburgh. Paratype deposited at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. [details]
