Tomopteridae Grube, 1850 
AphiaID: 958

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Errantia (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Phyllodocida incertae sedis (Suborder)

Status		accepted
Rank		Family
Typetaxon		Tomopteris Eschscholtz, 1825
Parent		Phyllodocida incertae sedis
Sources		original description Grube, A.E. 1850. Die Familien der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 16(1): 249-364., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31180#page/257/mode/1up page(s): 343 [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] identification resource Pleijel, F.; Dales, R.P. (1991). Polychaetes: British Phyllodocoideans, Typhloscolecoideans and Tomopteroideans: keys and notes for the identification of the species. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 45. U.B.S.; W. Backhuys: Oegstgeest, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73348-12-9. vii, 202 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 160 [details] [show all]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Briaraea Genus Enapteris Rosa, 1908 Genus Escholtzia Genus Tomopteris Eschscholtz, 1825 Genus Johnstonella Gosse, 1853 accepted as Tomopteris (Johnstonella) (Gosse, 1853)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Links		To GenBank   To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:958
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2013-11-17 03:35:09Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G. (2013). Tomopteridae Grube, 1850. 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=958 on 2014-03-11