Amphictene Savigny, 1818 
AphiaID: 152447

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellomorpha (Suborder) > Pectinariidae (Family)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Amphitrite auricoma Müller, 1776
Parent		Pectinariidae Quatrefages, 1866
Synonymised taxa		Pectinaria (Amphictene) (Lamarck, 1818) (disused rank)
Sources		basis of record: Holtmann, S.E.; Groenewold, A.; Schrader, K.H.M.; Asjes, J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Duineveld, G.C.A.; van Bostelen, A.J.; van der Meer, J. (1996). Atlas of the zoobenthos of the Dutch continental shelf. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management: Rijswijk, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-369-4301-9. 243 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] from synonym: Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. 2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Hutchings, Pat and Peart, Rachael 2002. A Review of the Genera of Pectinariidae (Polychaeta) Together with a Description of the Australian Fauna. Records of the Australian Museum, 54: 99-127., available online at http://publications.australianmuseum.net.au/pdf/1356_complete.pdf page(s): 102 [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Amphictene auricoma (O.F. Müller, 1776) Species Amphictene catharinensis (Grube, 1870) Species Amphictene crassa (Grube, 1870) Species Amphictene favona Hutchings & Peart, 2002 Species Amphictene guatemalensis (Nilsson, 1928) Species Amphictene japonica (Nilsson, 1928) Species Amphictene leioscapha (Caullery, 1944) Species Amphictene moorei (Annenkova, 1929) Species Amphictene souriei (Fauvel, 1949) Species Amphictene uniloba Hutchings & Peart, 2002 Species Amphictene aegyptia Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pectinaria aegyptia (Savigny, 1818)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Link		To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152447
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-04-11 09:31:37Z   created   Claus, Simon 2008-03-05 09:00:37Z   changed   Decock, Wim 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian
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		Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Amphictene Savigny, 1818. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152447 on 2013-05-23