Genus Microspio Mesnil, 1896

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Genus Microspio Mesnil, 1896

Microspio Mesnil, F. 1896. Etudes de morphologie externe chez les Annélides. Les Spionidiens des côtes de la Manche. Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique 29: 110-287 [119].
Type species:
Spio mecznikowianus Claparède, 1870 by subsequent designation, see Söderström, A. 1920. Studien über die Polychaetenfamilie Spionidae. Uppsala. 1-286 pp.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, 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

Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, G. Aust. Bight, Lower E coast, SW coast

Citations

Microspio.
—Blake, J.A. & Kudenov, J.D. 1978. The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 39: 171–280 [232].

History of changes

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

Published	Action Date	Action Type
17-Oct-2023	29-Oct-2010	MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023	16-Sep-2010	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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