Oweniidae Rioja, 1917 
AphiaID: 975

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Sabellida
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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Ammochares Genus Galathowenia Kirkegaard, 1959 Genus Mitraria Genus Myriochele Malmgren, 1867 Genus Myrioglobula Hartman, 1967 Genus Myriowenia Hartman, 1960 Genus Ops Genus Owenia Delle Chiaje, 1844 Genus Psammocollus Genus Clymenia Örsted, 1844 (nomen dubium, uncertain homonymy)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Feedingtypes		deposit feeder: surface [details] interface grazer [details] suspension feeder: facultative [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:975
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
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		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Oweniidae. 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=975 on 2013-05-23