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Sedentaria

Taxonomy
Sedentaria was named by Lamarck (1818). It is extant.

It was reranked as the order Sedentaria by Squires (1984).

It was assigned to Polychaetia by Squires (1984); to Polychaeta by Sanfilippo et al. (2017), Knaust (2021); and to Pleistoannelida by Zhang et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Sedentaria Lamarck
1984Sedentaria Squires p. 15
2017Sedentaria Sanfilippo et al. p. 27
2021Sedentaria Knaust p. 8
2023Sedentaria Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
—PleistoannelidaStruck 2011
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818

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. Sedentaria Lamarck 1818
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Infracl. Canalipalpata Rouse and Fauchald 1997
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Or. Sabellida Fauchald 1977
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Fm. Sabellidae Latreille 1825
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Subfm. Sabellinae Latreille 1825
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G. Glomerula Brünnich Nielsen 1931
Fm. Serpulidae Rafinesque 1835
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G. †Alpinotubus Senowbari-Daryan 1994
G. †Barbafera Senowbari-Daryan 1980
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†Barbafera carnica Senowbari-Daryan 1980
G. †Carpathiella Misik et al. 1999
G. Ditrupa Berkeley 1835
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†Ditrupa longissima Forbes 1846
†Ditrupa varicosa Ball 1960
G. Dorsoserpula Parsch 1956
G. Filograna Oken 1815
G. †Filogranites Cameron 1968
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†Filogranites booiji Cameron 1968
G. Josephella Caullery and Mesnil 1896
G. Laminatubus Hove and Zibrowius 1986
G. Mercierella Fauvel 1923
G. †Nogrobs Montfort 1808
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†Parsimonia ootatoorensis Stoliczka 1873
G. Pentaserpula Parsch 1956
G. †Propomatoceros Ware 1975
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†Propomatoceros permianus Sanfilippo et al. 2017
G. †Protis Ehlers 1887
G. Protula Risso 1826
G. Pseudovermilia Bush 1907
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G. Pyrgopolon de Montfort 1808
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Subg. †Pyrgopolon (Turbinia) Michelin 1845
G. †Rotularia
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Subg. †Rotularia (Rotularia) Defrance 1827
†Rotularia callosa Stoliczka 1868
†Rotularia dickhauti White 1881
†Rotularia dorsolaevis Ball 1960
†Rotularia shackletoni Ball 1960
†Rotularia spirulaeoides Glaessner 1958
G. †Ruxingella Stiller 2000
G. Semivermilia Imajima 1978
G. Serpula Linnaeus 1758
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†Serpula adnata Wade 1926
†Serpula annulifera Zaręczny 1878
†Serpula batequensis Squires and Demetrion 1992
†Serpula calannai Sanfilippo et al. 2018
†Serpula canalifera Münster 1841
†Serpula careyi Wiedey 1928
†Serpula carinula Münster 1841
†Serpula conformis Goldfuss 1829
†Serpula conica Hagenow 1840
†Serpula constrictor Winckler 1861
†Serpula distefanoi Sanfilippo et al. 2017
†Serpula geranae Münster 1841
†Serpula granulata Sowerby 1829
†Serpula intestinalis Gmelin 1791
†Serpula lineata Klipstein 1843
†Serpula monilifera Münster 1841
†Serpula octangula von Koenen 1897
†Serpula octoforis Dall 1909
†Serpula planorbites Geinitz 1843
†Serpula planulata Zaręczny 1878
†Serpula prisca Sanfilippo et al. 2018
†Serpula pygmaea Münster 1841
†Serpula quadrangularis Roemer 1841
†Serpula rectiformis Clark 1918
†Serpula schubarthi von Schauroth 1854
†Serpula stolleyi Böhm 1891
†Serpula subtorquata Munster 1836
†Serpula timorensis Krumbeck 1924
†Serpula triangularis Munster 1831
†Serpula vertebralis Sowerby 1829
G. Spirobranchus Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Pomatoceras Philippi 1844 [synonym], Pomatoleios Pixell 1913 [synonym]
G. Spirorbis Daudin 1800
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†Spirorbis ambiguus Fleming 1825
†Spirorbis calvertensis Martin 1904
†Spirorbis cincinnatiensis Miller and Dyer 1878
†Spirorbis globosus M'Coy 1844
†Spirorbis helix King 1848
Spirorbis infundibulum Harris et al. 1964
†Spirorbis omphalotes Goldfuss 1836
†Spirorbis permianus King 1850
†Spirorbis pusillus Martin 1809
G. †Vitreotubus Zibrowius 1979
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†Vitreotubus digeronimoi Zibrowius 1979
G. †Weixiserpula Stiller 2000
Invalid names: Oweniidae Rioja 1917 [empty], Sabellariidae Johnston 1865 [empty]
Or. Spionida Rouse and Fauchald 1997
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Fm. Chaetopteridae Audouin and Milne Edwards 1833
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G. †Spiochaetopterus Sars 1856
Fm. Magelonidae Cunningham and Ramage 1888
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G. †Dannychaeta Chen et al. 2020
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†Dannychaeta tucolus Chen et al. 2020
Fm. †Spionidae Grube 1850
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G. Meandropolydora Voigt 1965
G. Polydora Bosk 1801
Invalid names: Apistobranchidae Mesnil and Caullery 1898 [empty], Longosomatidae Hartman 1944 [empty], Poecilochaetidae Hannerz 1956 [empty], Trochochaetidae Pettibone 1963 [empty], Uncispionidae Green 1982 [empty]
Invalid names: Polygordiidae Czerniavsky 1881 [empty], Protodrilidae Hatschek 1888 [empty], Protodriloididae Purschke and Jouin 1988 [empty], Saccocirridae Czerniavsky 1881 [empty]
Infracl. Scolecida Rouse and Fauchald 1997
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Fm. Orbiniidae Hartman 1942
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G. †Palaeoscoloplos Knaust 2021
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Invalid names: Arenicolidae Johnston 1835 [empty], Capitellidae Grube 1862 [empty], Cossuridae Day 1963 [empty], Maldanidae Malmgren 1867 [empty], Opheliidae Malmgren 1867 [empty], Paraonidae Cerruti 1909 [empty], Questidae Hartman 1966 [empty], Scalibregmatidae Malmgren 1867 [empty]
Or. Terebellida Rouse and Fauchald 1977
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Subor. Cirratuliformia Rouse and Pleijel 2003
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Superfm. Flabelligeroidea Zhang et al. 2023
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G. †Iotuba Zhang et al. 2023
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†Iotuba chengjiangensis Zhang et al. 2023
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Invalid names: Eophoronis chengjiangensis Chen 2004 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Eophoronis Chen 2004 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Acrocirridae Banse 1969 [empty], Flabelligeridae de Saint-Joseph 1894 [empty]
Fm. Pectinariidae Quatrefages 1866
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Invalid names: Amphictenidae Grube 1850 [replaced]
Invalid names: Alvinellidae Desbruyeres and Laubier 1986 [empty], Ampharetidae Malmgren 1866 [empty], Cirratulidae Carus 1863 [empty], Ctenodrilidae Kennel 1882 [empty], Fauveliopsidae Hartman 1971 [empty], Poeobiidae Heath 1930 [empty], Sternaspidae Carus 1863 [empty], Terebellidae Johnston 1846 [empty], Trichobranchidae Malmgren 1866 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Nangaoian to the top of the Holocene or 521.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 514.5 Ma

Collections (1960 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Kunming) Dannychaeta tucolus (228572)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Iotuba chengjiangensis (138434 138435)
Stage 3521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Iotuba chengjiangensis (225155)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Canada (Alberta) Cirratuliformia indet. (238940)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (New York) Spirorbis sp. (272)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Spirorbis sp. (387 388 391)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Spirorbis sp. (389 390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Spirorbis cincinnatiensis (173014)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Spirorbis cincinnatiensis (173097)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Spirorbis sp. (444 446)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Spirorbis sp. (511)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) Spirorbis sp. (468)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Serpulidae indet. (2846)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Spirorbis inornatus (184842)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Spirorbis sp. (26803) Spirorbis spp. (26807)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Spirorbis sp. (13592 13597 13598)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Spirorbis sp. (26802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Spirorbis sp. (472 541 13050)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Spirorbis sp. (26787 26792 26794) Spirorbis spp. (26778)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Tennessee) Spirorbis sp. (26817)