Parent taxon: Polychaeta according to R. Bieler and R. E. Petit 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aciculata, Aeolosomatidae, Amphinomorpha, Arachnostega, Bundenbachochaeta, Caprascolex, Drilomorpha, Ebetallites, Eopolychaetus, Eotrophonia, Eunicemorpha, Eunicida, Flabelligerimorpha, Geophilus proavus, Haileyia, Hammatopsis, Hesionites, Hirudopsis, Khemisina, Klakesia, Leodicidae, Lockportia, Microtubus, Miskoa, Nawnites, Oliveirania, Onuphionella, Palaeotubus, Palpata, Parergodrilidae, Phragmochaetidae, Phyllodocemorpha, Pontobdellopsis, Potamodrilidae, Propolynoe, Psammodrilidae, Pyllodocida, Ramesses, Ruedemannella, Sarcionata, Schizoproboscina, Scolecida, Sedentarida, Serpulimorpha, Siboglinidae, Soris, Spiomorpha, Stoma, Terebellomorpha, Tosalorbis, Tubicola, Tubulelloides, Tymbochoos
Subtaxa: Spiroglyphus capayensis Spiroglyphus tinajasensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Mexico (4), United States (6: California)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
• Eocene of United States (4: California)
• Paleocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.