WoRMS name details
Scolecolepis indica (Fauvel, 1928)
221097 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221097)
unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Scolelepis indica Fauvel, 1928) Fauvel, P. 1928. Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. I. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 34(1): 90-96., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55323421/f96.image
page(s): 93-94, fig. 2g-m [details]
page(s): 93-94, fig. 2g-m [details]
Nomenclature Scolecolepis is strictly a misspelling of Scolelepis but has its own authorship. Hence this usage by Day & Morgans for...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Nomenclature Scolecolepis is strictly a misspelling of Scolelepis but has its own authorship. Hence this usage by Day & Morgans for Scolelepis indica is treated as a subsequent combination [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Scolecolepis indica (Fauvel, 1928). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221097 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
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(of Scolelepis indica Fauvel, 1928) Fauvel, P. 1928. Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. I. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 34(1): 90-96., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55323421/f96.image
page(s): 93-94, fig. 2g-m [details]
basis of record Day, John H.; Morgans, J.F.C. (1956). The Ecology of South African estuaries. Part 7. The Biology of Durban Bay. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 13(3): 259-312, plate IV. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 93-94, fig. 2g-m [details]
basis of record Day, John H.; Morgans, J.F.C. (1956). The Ecology of South African estuaries. Part 7. The Biology of Durban Bay. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 13(3): 259-312, plate IV. [details] Available for editors






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Nomenclature Scolecolepis is strictly a misspelling of Scolelepis but has its own authorship. Hence this usage by Day & Morgans for Scolelepis indica is treated as a subsequent combination [details]Unreviewed
Specimen Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, POLY TYPE 677 [details]Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]