Genus Capitella Blainville, 1828

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Genus Capitella Blainville, 1828

Capitella Blainville, H. de 1828. Dictionnaire des Sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes … d'après l'état actuel de nos connais sciences, soit relativement a l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la mediciné. Vol. 1. [443].
Type species:
Lumbricus capitatus Fabricius, 1780 by original designation.
Capitomastus Eisig, H. 1887. Monographie der Capitelliden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden meeres-abschnitte nebst untersuchungen zur vergleichenden anatomie und physiologie. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel 16: 1-906 [857].
Capitellides Mesnil, F. 1897. Note sur un Capitellien nouveau (Capitellides n.gen., giardi n.sp.). Zoologischer Anzeiger 20 No. 545: 441-443 [441].
Isomastus Gravier, C. 1911. Espèces nouvelles d'Annélides polychètes. Expéditions antarctiques française du POURQUI-PAS? Dirigé par le Dr. J.B Charcot (1908–1910). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 17: 310-316 [313].
Lumbriconais Ørsted, A.S. 1842. Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grønlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Kjøbenhavn 4: 109-127.
Valla Johnston, G. 1865. A Catalogue of the British Non-parasitical Worms in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) 366 pp. [67].

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications: CAPITELLIDAE: Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780) — Hutchings, P.A. & Johnson, R.T. 2011. Lumbrineris latreilli Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (Lumbricus capitatus (= Capitella capitata), does not occur in Australia, although it has been widely reported from Australia; these records more than likely represent one or more new species)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast, Lower E coast, Lower W coast
New Zealand
- South Island

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type
17-Oct-2023	ANNELIDA	17-Oct-2023	MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023	POLYCHAETA Claparède, 1864	04-Aug-2023	MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023	SCOLECIDA	17-Oct-2023	MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023		17-Oct-2023	MODIFIED
		17-Oct-2023	MODIFIED

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