MarBEF Data System - ERMS

ERMS taxon details

Scolecida

AphiaID

183607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:183607)

Classification

Authority

Rouse & Fauchald, 1997 non Linnaean

Status

accepted

Rank

Infraclass

Parent

Sedentaria

Direct children (16)

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Family Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835
Family Capitellidae Grube, 1862
Family Cossuridae Day, 1963
Family Maldanidae Malmgren, 1867
Family Opheliidae Malmgren, 1867
Family Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942
Family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909
Family Scalibregmatidae Malmgren, 1867
Family Travisiidae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971
Family Questidae Hartman, 1966 accepted as Questinae Hartman, 1966 (rank downgrade to Orbiniidae subfamily)
Family Scalibregmidae Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Scalibregmatidae Malmgren, 1867 (superseded spelling)
Family Telethusae Savigny, 1822 accepted as Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835 (Also later as Telethusidae. Unavailable as not formulated from an existing genus name)
Order Capitellida (uncertain > nomen dubium, Superfluous name)
Order Cossurida (uncertain > nomen dubium, Superfluous name)
Order Opheliida (uncertain > nomen dubium, Superfluous name)
Order Orbiniida (uncertain > nomen dubium, Superfluous name)

Environment

marine

Original description

Rouse, G.W.; Fauchald, K. (1997). Cladistics and polychaetes. Zoologica Scripta. 26(2), 139-204., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1997.tb00412.x
page(s): 163 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scolecida. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=183607 on 2025-04-01

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Scolecida. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=183607 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-11-22 14:03:24Z

created

Arvanitidis, Christos

2010-03-03 00:50:30Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

2010-03-03 21:39:55Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

2014-02-18 00:49:53Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

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original description Rouse, G.W.; Fauchald, K. (1997). Cladistics and polychaetes. Zoologica Scripta. 26(2), 139-204., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1997.tb00412.x
page(s): 163 [details]