WoRMS taxon details
Lanice auricula Hutchings, 1990
328617 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328617)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (1990). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region. In: Morton, Brian (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</em> Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. pp: 377-412.
page(s): 398-400, fig. 10a-e [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 398-400, fig. 10a-e [details] Available for editors

Note Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong [details]
Depth range 3-5 m.
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea).
Etymology "The specific name auricula is the Latin word for 'earlap', and refers to the well developed peristomial lateral lobes"...
Depth range 3-5 m. [details]
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea).
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea). [details]
Etymology "The specific name auricula is the Latin word for 'earlap', and refers to the well developed peristomial lateral lobes"...
Etymology "The specific name auricula is the Latin word for 'earlap', and refers to the well developed peristomial lateral lobes" (Hutchings, 1990: 400). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Lanice auricula Hutchings, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328617 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (1990). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region. In: Morton, Brian (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</em> Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. pp: 377-412.
page(s): 398-400, fig. 10a-e [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 398-400, fig. 10a-e [details] Available for editors

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Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (1990). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region. In: Morton, Brian (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</em> Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. pp: 377-412. [details] Available for editors
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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
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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






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Depth range 3-5 m. [details]Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea). [details]
Etymology "The specific name auricula is the Latin word for 'earlap', and refers to the well developed peristomial lateral lobes" (Hutchings, 1990: 400). [details]
Habitat Subtidal (3-5 m), amongst boulders. [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong [details]