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Aquilaspio Foster, 1971

325173  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325173)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Spionida (Order)
  8. Spioniformia (Suborder)
  9. Spionidae (Family)
  10. Aquilaspio (Genus)
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  1. Species Aquilaspio aucklandica (Augener, 1923) accepted as Prionospio aucklandica Augener, 1923 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
  2. Species Aquilaspio peruana (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962) accepted as Prionospio peruana Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 (superseded combination)
  3. Species Aquilaspio pyramidalis Hutchings & Turvey, 1984 accepted as Prionospio pyramidalis (Hutchings & Turvey, 1984) (superseded original combination)
  4. Species Aquilaspio sexoculata (Augener, 1918) accepted as Prionospio sexoculata Augener, 1918 (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Foster, Nancy Marie. (1971). Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 36(129): 1-183., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506046
page(s): 105 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Etymology aquila = eagle. Named in honor of the Apollo Eagle moon landing.[Foster, 1971]  
Etymology aquila = eagle. Named in honor of the Apollo Eagle moon landing.[Foster, 1971] [details]

Taxonomy Foster (1971: 17, 106) deployed four genera of the Prionospio group, adding Minuspio for species with cirriform branchiae...  
Taxonomy Foster (1971: 17, 106) deployed four genera of the Prionospio group, adding Minuspio for species with cirriform branchiae only, and Aquilaspio for species with 2-4 pairs of pinnate branchiae, contrasted with Prionospio with mixed pinnate and cirriform, and Apoprionospio with 3 pairs cirriform, the 4th pair pinnate. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Aquilaspio Foster, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325173 on 2025-04-01
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2008-03-05 14:39:51Z
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Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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Fauchald, Kristian
2009-10-31 05:12:44Z
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Read, Geoffrey
2011-01-27 22:40:25Z
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Read, Geoffrey
2024-05-09 09:46:55Z
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Read, Geoffrey

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Nomenclature

original description Foster, Nancy Marie. (1971). Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 36(129): 1-183., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506046
page(s): 105 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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Etymology aquila = eagle. Named in honor of the Apollo Eagle moon landing.[Foster, 1971] [details]

Taxonomy Foster (1971: 17, 106) deployed four genera of the Prionospio group, adding Minuspio for species with cirriform branchiae only, and Aquilaspio for species with 2-4 pairs of pinnate branchiae, contrasted with Prionospio with mixed pinnate and cirriform, and Apoprionospio with 3 pairs cirriform, the 4th pair pinnate. [details]
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