WoRMS taxon details
Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw, 1800)
334717 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:334717)
accepted
Species
Bispira melania (Schmarda, 1861) sensu Mullin, 1923 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Sabella lingua Krøyer, 1856 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Sabella melania Schmarda, 1861 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Sabella splendida Kinberg, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Tubularia magnifica Shaw, 1800 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Tubularia magnifica Shaw, 1800) Shaw, George. (1800). XXI. Descriptions of the Mus Bursarius and Tubularia Magnifica; from Drawings communicated by Major-General Thomas Davies, F.R.S. & L.S. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 5(1): 227-229, Plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/753775
page(s): 228-229, plate IX figs. 1-5 [not 6] [details]
page(s): 228-229, plate IX figs. 1-5 [not 6] [details]
Type locality contained in Jamaica
type locality contained in Jamaica [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw, 1800). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334717 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sabella lingua Krøyer, 1856) Kröyer, Henrik. (1856). Afhandling om Ormeslaegten <i>Sabella</i> Linn., isaer med Hensyn til dens nordiske Arter [Alternate title: Bidrag til Kundskab af Sabellerne]. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger.</em> 1856: 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40359509 [details] 
original description (of Sabella melania Schmarda, 1861) Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm [details]
original description (of Sabella splendida Kinberg, 1866) Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795
page(s): 353 [details]
original description (of Tubularia magnifica Shaw, 1800) Shaw, George. (1800). XXI. Descriptions of the Mus Bursarius and Tubularia Magnifica; from Drawings communicated by Major-General Thomas Davies, F.R.S. & L.S. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 5(1): 227-229, Plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/753775
page(s): 228-229, plate IX figs. 1-5 [not 6] [details]
basis of record Augener, Hermann. (1933). Polychaeten und Hirudineen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Buitenzorg. <em>Treubia.</em> 14(2): 173-206., available online at http://e-journal.biologi.lipi.go.id/index.php/treubia/article/view/2809 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Sabella melania Schmarda, 1861) Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm [details]
original description (of Sabella splendida Kinberg, 1866) Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795
page(s): 353 [details]
original description (of Tubularia magnifica Shaw, 1800) Shaw, George. (1800). XXI. Descriptions of the Mus Bursarius and Tubularia Magnifica; from Drawings communicated by Major-General Thomas Davies, F.R.S. & L.S. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 5(1): 227-229, Plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/753775
page(s): 228-229, plate IX figs. 1-5 [not 6] [details]
basis of record Augener, Hermann. (1933). Polychaeten und Hirudineen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Buitenzorg. <em>Treubia.</em> 14(2): 173-206., available online at http://e-journal.biologi.lipi.go.id/index.php/treubia/article/view/2809 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1956). Polychaetous annelids erected by Treadwell, 1891 to 1948, together with a brief chronology. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 109(2): 239-310., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1145 [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Augener, Hermann. (1925). Über westindische und einige andere Polychaeten-Typen von Grube (Oersted), Krøyer, Mörch und Schmarda. <em>Publikationer fra Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, København.</em> 39: 1-47. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hartman, O. (1951). The littoral marine annelids of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas, Texas.</em> 2(1): 7-124., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22162
page(s): 116 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]

additional source Hartman, O. (1951). The littoral marine annelids of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas, Texas.</em> 2(1): 7-124., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22162
page(s): 116 [details] Available for editors

additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors

additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Tubularia magnifica Shaw, 1800)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sabellastarte magnifica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw,1800); neotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3665730)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Bispira melania (Schmarda, 1861) sensu Mullin, 1923)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Tubularia magnifica Shaw, 1800)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sabellastarte magnifica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw,1800); neotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3665730)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Bispira melania (Schmarda, 1861) sensu Mullin, 1923)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database