Pectinariidae Quatrefages, 1866 
AphiaID: 980

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Terebellomorpha
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] identification resource: 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 [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Amphictene Savigny, 1818 Genus Cistenides Malmgren, 1866 Genus Lagis Malmgren, 1866 Genus Pectinaria Savigny, 1818 Genus Petta Malmgren, 1866 Genus Ariapithes Kinberg, 1867 (nomen dubium, indeterminable) Genus Scalis Grube, 1846 (nomen dubium, indeterminable) Genus Cistena Leach, 1816 accepted as Pectinaria Savigny, 1818 Genus Solen accepted as Lagis Malmgren, 1866
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Feedingtypes		deposit feeder: subsurface [details] grazer [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:980
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). Pectinariidae Quatrefages, 1866. 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=980 on 2013-05-20