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Aciculata

Polychaeta

Taxonomy
Aciculata was named by Rouse and Fauchald (1997). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polychaeta by Glasby et al. (2000) and Sutton et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Aciculata Rouse and Fauchald
2000Aciculata Glasby et al. p. 53
2001Aciculata Sutton et al. p. 2361

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subcl. Aciculata Rouse and Fauchald 1997
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Or. Amphinomida Fauchald 1977
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Fm. Amphinomidae Lamarck 1818
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G. †Palaeocampa Meek and Worthen 1865
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Palaeocampa anthrax Meek and Worthen 1865
Palaeocampa hystrix Thompson 1979
Invalid names: Rhaphidiophorus Thompson 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Euphrosinidae Williams 1852 [empty]
G. †Kenostrychus Sutton et al. 2001
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Kenostrychus clementsi Sutton et al. 2001
Or. Phyllodocida Dales 1962 [scale worm]
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Fm. Aphroditidae Malmgren 1867
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G. †Homaphrodite Gall and Grauvogel 1967
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Homaphrodite speciosa Gall and Grauvogel 1967
Subor. Aphroditiformia Levinsen 1883 [scale worm]
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Unr. †Machaeridia
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Unr. †Cuniculepadida Parry et al. 2014
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Fm. †Lepidocoleidae Clarke 1896
Fm. †Turrilepadidae Clark 1896
Or. †Hercolepadida Dzik 1986
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G. †Aenigmatectus Hoare and Mapes 1996
G. †Hercolepas Withers 1915
Or. †Lepidocoleomorpha Schallreuter 1985
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G. †Plumulites Barrande 1872
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Plumulites australis Talent 1963
Plumulites bengtsoni Vinther et al. 2008
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Fm. †Plumulitidae Jell 1979
Invalid names: Turrilepadida Pilsbry 1916 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Goniadidae Kinberg 1866
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G. †Carbosesostris Schram 1979
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Fm. Nephtyidae Grube 1850
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Astreptoscolex anasillosus Thompson 1979
Invalid names: Acoetidae Kinberg 1856 [empty], Alciopidae Ehlers 1864 [empty], Chrysopetalidae Ehlers 1864 [empty], Eulepethidae Chamberlin 1919 [empty], Glyceridae Grube 1850 [empty], Hesionidae Grube 1850 [empty], Ichthyotomidae Eisig 1906 [empty], Iospilidae Bergström 1914 [empty], Lacydoniidae Bergström 1914 [empty], Lopadorrhynchidae Claparède 1870 [empty], Nautiliniellidae Miura and Laubier 1990 [empty], Nereididae Blainville 1818 [empty], Paralacydoniidae Pettibone 1963 [empty], Pholoidae Kinberg 1858 [empty], Phyllodocidae Orsted 1843 [empty], Pilargidae Saint-Joseph 1899 [empty], Pisionidae Ehlers 1901 [empty], Polynoidae Kinberg 1856 [empty], Pontodoridae Bergstrom 1914 [empty], Sigalionidae Kinberg 1856 [empty], Sphaerodoridae Malmgren 1867 [empty], Syllidae Grube 1850 [empty], Tomopteridae Grube 1850 [empty], Typhloscolecidae Uljanin 1878 [empty]
Invalid names: Aberrantidae Wolf 1987 [empty], Nerillidae Levinsen 1883 [empty], Spintheridae Augener 1913 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available