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Synonymy of Perinereis vallata

(Relevant original names and New Zealand records only)

Perinereis vallata as:    Nereis vallata
  Name used as: New entity (basionym) by:  Grube 1857 (pages 159-160, illus. None..)
  Record locality: Valparaiso, Chile
  Remarks: Wilson and Glasby (1993) examined unregistered specimens they placed as syntypes.
  [Basionym for this record: Nereis vallata Grube 1857]

Perinereis vallata as:    Nereilepas [sic] brevicirris
  Name used as: New entity (basionym) by:  Grube 1868 (pages 19, illus. Pl.2,fig.2.)
  Record locality:
  Remarks: See Wilson and Glasby (1993), but Hartman catalogue has this species as Nereis (Heteronereis) brevicirris on page 176 of Grube 1869 - homonym perhaps but need to check original.
  [Basionym for this record: Nereilepas [sic] brevicirris Grube 1868]

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