Sternaspis scutata

Sternaspis scutata is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Sternaspidae. It occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and the temperate northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It lives submerged in mud or other soft sediment.

Sternaspis scutata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Sternaspidae
Genus: Sternaspis
Species:
S. scutata
Binomial name
Sternaspis scutata
(Ranzani, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Thalassema scutatus Ranzani, 1817
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