WoRMS name details
Paraonis (Paraonides) lyra capensis Day, 1955
340916 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340916)
unaccepted (superseded original combination with subsequent subgeneric combination)
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Paraonis lyra capensis Day, 1955) Day, J. H. (1955). The Polychaeta of South Africa. Part 3. Sedentary species from Cape shores and estuaries. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 42(287): 407-452., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1955.tb02216.x
page(s): 417 [details]
page(s): 417 [details]
Note Knysna Estuary, Western Cape Province, South...
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Type locality Knysna Estuary, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate -34.072°, 23.059°), intertidal, near the low-tide mark, surface of sandy mud. [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paraonis (Paraonides) lyra capensis Day, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340916 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
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(of Paraonis lyra capensis Day, 1955) Day, J. H. (1955). The Polychaeta of South Africa. Part 3. Sedentary species from Cape shores and estuaries. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 42(287): 407-452., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1955.tb02216.x
page(s): 417 [details]
basis of record Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177
page(s): 420 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 417 [details]
basis of record Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177
page(s): 420 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Habitat Surface of sandy mud, near the low-tide mark. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Knysna Estuary, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate -34.072°, 23.059°), intertidal, near the low-tide mark, surface of sandy mud. [details]
