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Spirorbinae Chamberlin, 1919 
AphiaID: 989

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Subfamily
Typetaxon Spirorbis spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
Parent Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815
Sources  original description: Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1919. The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 474, 477 [details]


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]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch spiraalkokerwormen  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Anomalorbis Vine, 1972
Genus Charybs
Tribe Circeini
Genus Cubiculovinea Lommerzheim, 1981 †
Tribe Januini Knight-Jones, 1978
Genus Mera
Genus Nidificaria Knight-Jones, 1984
Tribe Paralaeospirini Knight-Jones, 1978
Tribe Pileolariini
Tribe Romanchellini P. Knight-Jones, 1978
Genus Simplaria Knight-Jones, 1984
Tribe Spirorbini Chamberlin, 1919
Genus Vinearia Knight-Jones, 1984

Genus Amplaria Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Amplicaria Knight-Jones, 1984
Genus Dexiospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Neodexiospira Pillai, 1970
Genus Duplicaria Vine, 1972 accepted as Vinearia Knight-Jones, 1984
Genus Nidularia Knight-Jones, 1978 accepted as Nidificaria Knight-Jones, 1984
Genus Simplicaria Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Simplaria Knight-Jones, 1984
Genus Sinistrella Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Bushiella Knight-Jones, 1973
Genus Spirillum Oken, 1807 accepted as Circeis Saint-Joseph, 1894
Genus Spirorbella Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Dexiospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Neodexiospira Pillai, 1970
Genus Spirorbides Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Paradexiospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Distribution Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Blankenberge [details]
Bredene [details]
De Panne [details]
Koksijde [details]
Oostende [details]
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:989
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
2010-03-03 00:50:30Z  changed  Read, Geoffrey
2010-03-09 09:39:19Z  changed  ten Hove, Harry
  
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  Citation: ten Hove, H.; Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Spirorbinae. 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=989 on 2013-05-19
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