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Synonymy of Lepidonotus polychromus

(Relevant original names and New Zealand records only)

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus polychroma
  Name used as: New entity (basionym) by:  Schmarda 1861 (pages 153, illus. in text. Pl.36,fig.307.)
  Record locality: NZ 'east coast'
  Remarks:
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Polynoe polychroma
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Quatrefages 1865 (pages , illus. .)
  Record locality:
  Remarks: A record, not a new species
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus sinclairi
  Name used as: New entity (basionym) by:  Baird 1865 (pages 184, illus. no figures.)
  Record locality: unknown
  Remarks: Assignment as ju. synon. to L. polychromus a guess (Hartman cat.) Named after collector Dr Andrew Sinclair
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus sinclairi Baird 1865]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus squamatus
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Kirk 1879 (pages 399, illus. no figures.)
  Record locality: Worser bay
  Remarks: Placed Kirk's record of L squamatus Linn. arbitrarily as L polychromus - record needs more investigation. Not rec in Day & Hutchings?
  [Basionym for this record: Aphrodita squamata Linnaeus 1758]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus polychroma
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Ehlers 1904 (pages 7-8, illus. Pl1,fig.1-6.)
  Record locality: French Pass; New Brighton; Foveaux Strait
  Remarks:
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Polynoe sinclairi
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Hutton 1904 (pages , illus. .)
  Record locality:
  Remarks: Actually Hutton 1879 - not yet checked
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus sinclairi Baird 1865]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus polychroma
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Ehlers 1907 (pages 5, illus. no figures.)
  Record locality: Otago Harbour
  Remarks: Very brief record giving one new locality - Otago Harbour (Foveaux strait is prob repeat)
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus polychromus
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Augener 1924 (pages 277-279, illus. no figures.)
  Record locality: Kaipara Harbour; Paterson Inlet; North Cape; New Plymouth; Kawau I; Akaroa; Drunken Bay; Sumner
  Remarks:
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus polychromus
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Augener 1927 (pages 343, illus. no figures.)
  Record locality: Tauranga (offshore); shore
  Remarks: 20 specimens brief notes. L. jacksoni rec at same offshore station.
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus polychromus
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Knox 1956 (pages 44-46, illus. Fig.1-6.)
  Record locality: Various, mainly South Island
  Remarks:
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

Lepidonotus polychromus as:    Lepidonotus polychromus
  Name used as: Record for New Zealand by:  Knox 1960 (pages 89, illus. no figures.)
  Record locality: Alert 16
  Remarks:
  [Basionym for this record: Lepidonotus polychroma Schmarda 1861]

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