WoRMS name details
Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
329436 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329436)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (unreplaced junior secondary homonym to Namanereis littoralis (Grube, 1872))
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Turvey, S. P. (1982). The Nereididae of South Australia. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 106(3): 93-144., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41071833
page(s): 107-108, fig. 5a-b [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 107-108, fig. 5a-b [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W.6004, geounit Port Adelaide
, Type locality contained in South Australia (state) , Note Mangroves at North Arm, Port Adelaide, South...
Holotype AM W.6004, geounit Port Adelaide [details]
type locality contained in South Australia (state) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mangroves at North Arm, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (gazeteer estimate -34.815°, 138.537°). [details]
Depth range Often in the supralittoral zone, to 4 m depth.
Distribution Australia: New South Wales; South Australia.
Etymology "The specific name refers to the position on the shore where the animal lives" (Hutchings & Turvey, 1982: 108).
Homonymy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 is a secondary junior homonym of Namanereis littoralis Grube, 1872. Thus a...
Taxonomy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 was considered to be part of Namanereis quadraticeps species group by Glasby...
Depth range Often in the supralittoral zone, to 4 m depth. [details]
Distribution Australia: New South Wales; South Australia.
Distribution Australia: New South Wales; South Australia. [details]
Etymology "The specific name refers to the position on the shore where the animal lives" (Hutchings & Turvey, 1982: 108).
Etymology "The specific name refers to the position on the shore where the animal lives" (Hutchings & Turvey, 1982: 108). [details]
Homonymy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 is a secondary junior homonym of Namanereis littoralis Grube, 1872. Thus a...
Homonymy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 is a secondary junior homonym of Namanereis littoralis Grube, 1872. Thus a new name for the Hutchings & Turvey species is required. [details]
Taxonomy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 was considered to be part of Namanereis quadraticeps species group by Glasby...
Taxonomy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 was considered to be part of Namanereis quadraticeps species group by Glasby (1999). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329436 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Turvey, S. P. (1982). The Nereididae of South Australia. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 106(3): 93-144., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41071833
page(s): 107-108, fig. 5a-b [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 107-108, fig. 5a-b [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
status source
Glasby, C.J. (1999). The Namanereidinae (Polychaeta: Nereididae). Part 1. Taxonomy and phylogeny. <em>Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 25: 1-129., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.25.1999.1354
page(s): 100-103 [details]
page(s): 100-103 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.6004, geounit Port Adelaide [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Often in the supralittoral zone, to 4 m depth. [details]Distribution Australia: New South Wales; South Australia. [details]
Etymology "The specific name refers to the position on the shore where the animal lives" (Hutchings & Turvey, 1982: 108). [details]
Habitat Associated with mangroves and mudflats, often in the supralittoral zone. [details]
Homonymy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 is a secondary junior homonym of Namanereis littoralis Grube, 1872. Thus a new name for the Hutchings & Turvey species is required. [details]
Taxonomy Namanereis littoralis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 was considered to be part of Namanereis quadraticeps species group by Glasby (1999). [details]
Type locality Mangroves at North Arm, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (gazeteer estimate -34.815°, 138.537°). [details]
