WoRMS name details
Scionella papillosa Tourtellotte & Kritzler, 1988
340308 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340308)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Tourtellotte, G.; Kritzler, H. (1988). <i>Scionella papillosa</i>, a new species of polychaete (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from the southwest Florida continental shelf. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101(1): 79-82., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645760
page(s): 79-81, fig. 1A-E [details]
page(s): 79-81, fig. 1A-E [details]
Holotype USNM 99376, geounit Florida
, Note Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, USA, southwest...
Holotype USNM 99376, geounit Florida [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, USA, southwest Florida continental shelf (26º17'04.5''N, 082º19'57''W), at 16 m, buried in medium to fine sediments, mainly calcareous. [details]
Depth range 16 m.
Distribution Gulf of Mexico: southwestern Florida continental shelf. Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet papillosa is the feminine of the Latin adjective papillosus, meaning 'having papillae' or 'papillose',...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range 16 m. [details]
Distribution Gulf of Mexico: southwestern Florida continental shelf. Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Gulf of Mexico: southwestern Florida continental shelf. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet papillosa is the feminine of the Latin adjective papillosus, meaning 'having papillae' or 'papillose',...
Etymology The specific epithet papillosa is the feminine of the Latin adjective papillosus, meaning 'having papillae' or 'papillose', and refers to the patches of digitiform papillae on the ventrolateral surfaces of the second segment. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Scionella papillosa Tourtellotte & Kritzler, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340308 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Tourtellotte, G.; Kritzler, H. (1988). <i>Scionella papillosa</i>, a new species of polychaete (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from the southwest Florida continental shelf. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101(1): 79-82., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645760
page(s): 79-81, fig. 1A-E [details]
new combination reference Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2009). Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2320: 1-93., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02320p093f.pdf
page(s): 53-54, fig. 15A-H; note: as Pistella papillosa [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Saphronova, M. A. 1991. Redescription of Some Species of Scionella Moore, 1903, with a Review of the Genus and Comments on Some Species of Pista Malmgren, 1866 (Polychaeta: Terebellidae). Ophelia, supplement 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta): 239-247.
page(s): 246; note: as Pista papillosa [details]
page(s): 79-81, fig. 1A-E [details]
new combination reference Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2009). Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2320: 1-93., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02320p093f.pdf
page(s): 53-54, fig. 15A-H; note: as Pistella papillosa [details] Available for editors

new combination reference Saphronova, M. A. 1991. Redescription of Some Species of Scionella Moore, 1903, with a Review of the Genus and Comments on Some Species of Pista Malmgren, 1866 (Polychaeta: Terebellidae). Ophelia, supplement 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta): 239-247.
page(s): 246; note: as Pista papillosa [details]





From editor or global species database
Depth range 16 m. [details]Distribution Gulf of Mexico: southwestern Florida continental shelf. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet papillosa is the feminine of the Latin adjective papillosus, meaning 'having papillae' or 'papillose', and refers to the patches of digitiform papillae on the ventrolateral surfaces of the second segment. [details]
Habitat Lives in mucous tubes adorned with fine sand grains, buried in medium to fine sediments, mainly calcareous, at shallow depths. [details]
Specimen Holotype (USNM 99376) and paratype (USNM 99377) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, USA, southwest Florida continental shelf (26º17'04.5''N, 082º19'57''W), at 16 m, buried in medium to fine sediments, mainly calcareous. [details]