WoRMS name details
Sabella cirrata (Müller, 1776)
871863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871863)
unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
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marine
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(of Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 216; note: Almost listing only but has three word diagnosis (cincinnis utrinque tribus) and refers back to Müller, 1771:188 [details]
page(s): 216; note: Almost listing only but has three word diagnosis (cincinnis utrinque tribus) and refers back to Müller, 1771:188 [details]
Taxonomy Here in Testacea Britannica Montagu is including 'Sabella cirrata' based on the tube. He is aware the worm itself is...
Taxonomy Here in Testacea Britannica Montagu is including 'Sabella cirrata' based on the tube. He is aware the worm itself is Terebella cirrata (as it was then known). Later (1819) where he misspells the name as 'cirrhata' he comments "The tube (which is described in Testacea Britannica under the name Sabella cirrhata) is very fragile ..." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sabella cirrata (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871863 on 2024-11-21
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(of Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 216; note: Almost listing only but has three word diagnosis (cincinnis utrinque tribus) and refers back to Müller, 1771:188 [details]
new combination reference Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp;; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 550; note: Text description. Sabella cirrata is mostly a reference to the tube, and Montagu was well aware the worm builder was Terebella cirrata [details]
page(s): 216; note: Almost listing only but has three word diagnosis (cincinnis utrinque tribus) and refers back to Müller, 1771:188 [details]
new combination reference Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp;; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 550; note: Text description. Sabella cirrata is mostly a reference to the tube, and Montagu was well aware the worm builder was Terebella cirrata [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Here in Testacea Britannica Montagu is including 'Sabella cirrata' based on the tube. He is aware the worm itself is Terebella cirrata (as it was then known). Later (1819) where he misspells the name as 'cirrhata' he comments "The tube (which is described in Testacea Britannica under the name Sabella cirrhata) is very fragile ..." [details]
