Cymospira Blainville, 1828 
AphiaID: 325101

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family)

Status		unaccepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818
Rank		Genus
Parent		Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815
Source		basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Cymospira cordineri (Fleming, 1825) (species inquirenda) Species Cymospira incompleta Quatrefages, 1866 (nomen dubium, objective synonym) Species Cymospira actinoceras Mörch in Quatrefages, 1863 accepted as Pomatostegus actinoceras Mörch, 1863 Species Cymospira bicornis Abildgaard, 1789 in Blainville, 1828 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) Species Cymospira brachycera Baird, 1865 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862) Species Cymospira brachysoma (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard, 1789) Species Cymospira cervina Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) Species Cymospira crescentigera Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862) Species Cymospira decumbens (Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25) accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 Species Cymospira gaymardi Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus gaymardi (Quatrefages, 1866) Species Cymospira gigantea Pallas, 1766 in Blainville, 1828 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) Species Cymospira incrassata Kroeyer in Mörch in Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus incrassatus Krøyer in Mörch, 1863 Species Cymospira kroyeri (Mörch, 1863) accepted as Pomatostegus kroyeri Mörch, 1863 Species Cymospira litigera Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) Species Cymospira macgillivrayi Baird, 1865 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862) Species Cymospira macrosoma (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard, 1789) Species Cymospira megasoma Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) Species Cymospira moerchii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus cruciger (Grube, 1862) Species Cymospira polycera Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Spirobranchus polycerus (Schmarda, 1861) Species Cymospira quadruplicata Krøyer in Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus pentapoma Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard, 1789) Species Cymospira quoyi Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862) Species Cymospira rubus Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) Species Cymospira semperi Mörch, 1863 in Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) Species Cymospira stellata (Abildgaard, 1789) accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard, 1789) Species Cymospira tricornis Baird, 1865 accepted as Spirobranchus cruciger (Grube, 1862)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Note		Taxonomic Remark: most Cymospira taxa have been referred to Spirobranchus, some to Pomatostegus [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325101
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-05 14:39:51Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2009-01-20 12:50:32Z   changed   ten Hove, Harry
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		Citation: ten Hove, H.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Cymospira Blainville, 1828. 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=325101 on 2013-06-19