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Scolecida

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

It was reranked as the infraclass Scolecida by Knaust (2021).

It was assigned to Polychaeta by Glasby et al. (2000); and to Sedentaria by Knaust (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Scolecida Rouse and Fauchald
2000Scolecida Glasby et al. p. 53
2021Scolecida Knaust p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
PleistoannelidaStruck 2011
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
infraclassScolecida(Rouse and Fauchald 1997)
infraclassScolecida(Rouse 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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections
No collection or age range data are available