(M. Sars, 1851)

Description:
As Bispira volutacornis , except: ventral collar lappets involuted at the mid-line and separated by a small gap. Distinct gaps between ventral ends of tori and adjacent ventral shields. Bundles of chaetae fairly prominent (B. crassicornis-detail).

Size:
Up to 80 mm for 100 segments.

Tube:
Cylindrical, encrusted with mud, sand or shells.

Colour:
Thorax greenish, Abdomen yellowish or reddish. In alcohol colourless except for red bands on crown.

Habitat:
Unknown.

Distribution:
Arctic, North Pacific, North Atlantic to Mediterranean, northern North Sea.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Order Sabellida
Family Sabellidae
Subfamily Sabellinae
Genus Bispira
Species Bispira crassicornis

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Bispira crassicornis (Sars, 1851)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Sabella crassicornis M. Sars, 1851
Sabella spetsbergensis Malmgren, 1865
Sabella elegans Bush, 1904
Sabella nordenskioeldi McIntosh, 1916
Bispira crassicornis Knight-Jones & Perkins, 1998

Hartmann-Schröder, G., 1996. Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta. Tierwelt Deutschlands, 58: 1-648.

Kirkegaard, J.B., 1996. Havbørsteorme II. Danmarks Fauna, 86: 1-451.

Knight-Jones, P. & T.H. Perkins, 1998. A revision of Sabella, Bispira and Stylomma . Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 123(4): 385-467.

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