Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist Author Faulwetter, Sarah Author Simboura, Nomiki Author Katsiaras, Nikolaos Author Chatzigeorgiou, Giorgos Author Arvanitidis, Christos text Biodiversity Data Journal 2017 5 20997 20997 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997 1314-2828--20997 Sternaspis scutata Ranzani, 1817 Notes Sendall and Salazar-Vallejo (2013) re-instated Sternaspis thalassemoides Otto, 1821 from the Mediterranean alongside Sternaspis scutata , mainly based on morphological features of the fan (truncate, entire and not expanding beyond the posterolateral margins in Sternaspis thalassemoides ; notched and expanded beyond the posterolateral margins in Sternaspis scutata ). Specimens recorded in the past as Sternaspis scutata could belong to either of the two species. Type locality: Mediterranean (originally Adriatic Sea, neotype from Izmir, Turkey).