species |
chaetigers on |
nos. of rows nos. of teeth scaphal shape |
scaphe: anal flap |
scaphal hooks: tube, shape & |
glandular areas type locality |
additional records |
which notopodia of teeth per |
within a row |
nos. of |
construction |
and comments* |
reduced |
uncinus |
on uncinus |
pairs & type |
A. auricoma
s.st.
|
(1–3) |
(3) |
(5–6) |
(elongate, longer (twice as long, or (8–18; size (curved, black— (strongly Denmark—“type is or long as wide, longer than wide; dependent; grey sand grains) glandular) probably lost or never |
(See below) a |
crenulate edge) with long cirrus) distally curved) |
designated” (
Holthe, 1986
)
|
A. a. mediterranea
|
n.r.
|
2 |
7–8 |
as long as broad, |
short, as long as broad |
10–16 |
dark brown, a variety of forms |
strongly glandular |
Naples, Palmero & Pischio, |
(See below) b |
crenulate edge |
with small cirrus |
(locality dependent) |
Mediterranean Sea |
A. capensis
|
(1–3) |
(2–3) |
(6–8) |
(broader than (small shield shaped (5–8) long, oval, with small |
(straight—made of sponge spicules) |
(
n.r.
)
|
Cape of Good Hope |
(See below) c |
lobed margin) cirrus often missing) |
A. catharinensis
|
(1–3) |
(2) |
(6–7) |
(
n.r.
)
|
(
n.r.
)
|
(20) |
(
n.r.
)
|
(strongly glandular) |
Desterro, Brazil |
Redescribed by
Nilsson (1928)
.
|
A. crassa
|
n.r.
(1–3)
|
1? (2) 8–10 (6–10) broader than |
n.r.
(crenulated
|
10 (6–20) |
curved (coarse |
n.r.
(strongly
|
New Caledonia |
(See below) d |
long, lobed, 6 sided |
margin with small cirrus) |
grains, thin walled) |
glandular) |
A. favona
n.sp.
|
1–3 & 15–18 |
2 |
7–8 |
broader than |
present 16, broad, golden straight, pale strongly glandular |
Wallabi Group, |
See Fig. 5 |
long, crenulated |
brown, blunt shell fragments on chaetigers 4–18 WA, Australia |
for distribution. |
A. guatemalensis
|
1–3 |
4–5 |
6 |
wide-oval, lobed edges |
semi-circular, lobed—no cirrus |
9–10 |
n.r.
|
glandular |
West coast of Central America, Guatemala |
Known only from original description. |
A. japonica
|
n.r.
|
2 |
7 (8) missing (oval) |
missing (smooth margin) |
25 (9–24) |
n.
r.
strongly
glandular Japan
|
(See below) e |
A. leioscapha
|
1–3, 17 |
2–3 |
8 broader than long tongue-shaped with small cirrus |
12 |
sand grains and forams |
n.r.
|
Banda, Indonesia |
Known only from single specimen. |
A. moorei
|
n.r.
|
1 |
6–7 |
oval with lobed margins |
short, wide & smooth with small cirrus |
9–10 curved, brown grains, clear cement |
n.r.
|
East coast of Siberia 132–159.7 m |
Known only from original description. |
A. souriei
|
none |
2 |
6–7 |
long, oval with |
triangular, no |
6–7 |
straight, small |
n.r.
|
Hann Beach, Dakar, |
(See below) f |
lobed edges |
anal cirrus present |
round sand grains |
West Africa |
A. uniloba
n.sp.
|
1–3 & 15–18 |
2 |
8 broader than long, |
present with 6 (4–10), fine, straight, brownish, strongly glandular |
Jibbon Beach near |
See Fig. 5 |
convoluted margin small cirrus |
small brown clear sand grains |
Cronulla, NSW, Australia |
for distribution. |