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Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942 
AphiaID: 902

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Scolecida (Subclass)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Scolecida
Synonymised
taxa
  Ariciidae (Following position of type genus)
Questidae Hartman, 1966 (subjective synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

additional source: Bleidorn, Christoph 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) based on molecular data. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London 144(1): 59-73. [details]

from synonym: Giere, Olav and Erséus, Christer 1998. A systematic account of the Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta), with description of new taxa. Zoologica Scripta, 27(4): 345-360, 5 figures, 3 tables. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Hartman, O. 1966. Quantitive survey of the benthos of San Pedro Basin, southern California. Part II. Final results and conclusions. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions, 19(2): 187-455.
page(s): 197 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Rouse, G.W. and Fauchald, K. 1997. Cladistics and polychaetes. Zoologica Scripta 26(2): 139-204. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Giere, O.; Ebbe, B.; Erseus, C. 2007. Questa (Annelida, Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) from Pacific regions - new species and reassessment of the genus Periquesta. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 7(4): 304-319, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ode.2007.04.001 [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Rousset, Vincent; Pleijel, Fredrik; Rouse, Greg W.; Erseus, Christer; Siddall, Mark E. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of annelids. Cladistics 23(1): 41-63 , available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00128.x [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Berkeleyia Hartman, 1971
Genus Califia Hartman, 1957
Genus Falklandiella Hartman, 1967
Genus Leitoscoloplos Day, 1977
Genus Leodamas Kinberg, 1866
Subfamily Methanoariciinae
  » Genus Methanoaricia Blake, 2000
Genus Microrbinia Hartman, 1965
Subfamily Microrbiniinae
Genus Naineris Blainville, 1828
Genus Orbinia Quatrefages, 1865
Genus Orbiniella Day, 1954
Subfamily Orbiniinae Hartman, 1942
Genus Paraorbiniella Rullier, 1974
Genus Pararicia Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989
Genus Pettibonella Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989
Genus Phylo Kinberg, 1866
Genus Proscoloplos Day, 1954
Genus Protoaricia Czerniavsky, 1881
Genus Protoariciella Hartmann-Schroder, 1962
Subfamily Protoariciinae
Genus Questa Hartman, 1966
Genus Schroederella Laubier, 1962
Genus Scolaricia Eisig, 1914
Genus Scoloplella Day, 1963
Genus Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
Genus Scoloplosia Rullier, 1972
Genus Uncorbinia Hartmann-Schröder, 1979.

Genus Clytie Grube, 1855 (nomen dubium, indeterminable)
Genus Porcia Grube, 1859 (nomen dubium, indeterminable?)

Genus Alcandra Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
Genus Anthostoma Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828
Genus Aricia Savigny, 1820 accepted as Orbinia Quatrefages, 1865
Genus Berkeleya [auct. misspelling] accepted as Berkeleyia Hartman, 1971
Genus Branchethus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
Genus Haploscoloplos Monro, 1933 accepted as Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
Genus Labotas Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
Genus Lacydes Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828
Genus Naidonereis [auct.] accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828
Genus Nainereis [auctt.] accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828
Genus Theodisca Müller, 1858 accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Notes  description: Orbiniida with lateral parapodia in a thoracic region and, usually, dorsal parapodia in an abdominal region. Prostomium without appendages, one or two asetigerous segments present anteriorly; no peristomial appendages. A saclike proboscis present. All setae simple, including capillaries, simple hooks and sometimes brush-topped, bifid or furcate setae. [details]

Editor's comment: Includes former Questidae. Past Orbiniidae subfamilies appear to be of questionable utility and may require re-validation. Genera are not assigned to them here currently. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:902
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2007-08-03 23:39:31Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
2010-03-03 00:50:30Z  changed  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Orbiniidae. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=902 on 2013-05-25
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