WoRMS name details
[unassigned] Enteropneusta
Family Harrimaniidae Spengel, 1901
Family Ptychoderidae Spengel, 1893
Family Spengelidae Willey, 1899
Family Torquaratoridae Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005
Family Saxipendiidae Woodwick & Sensenbaugh, 1985 accepted as Harrimaniidae Spengel, 1901
Family Torquatoridae accepted as Torquaratoridae Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005 (spelling mistake)
Family Enteropneusta incertae sedis (temporary name)
Family Ptychoderidae Spengel, 1893
Family Spengelidae Willey, 1899
Family Torquaratoridae Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005
Family Saxipendiidae Woodwick & Sensenbaugh, 1985 accepted as Harrimaniidae Spengel, 1901
Family Torquatoridae accepted as Torquaratoridae Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005 (spelling mistake)
Family Enteropneusta incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2023). Hemichordata World Database. [unassigned] Enteropneusta. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178738 on 2023-09-29
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basis of record
van der Land, J. (2001). Hemichordata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 336 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]




From editor or global species database
Habitat Enteropneusts have been found living in a wide variety of depths and habitats. The majority of species have been discovered in intertidal regions and coastal areas accessible to humans. [details]