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Serpula pervermiformis

Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae

Taxonomy
Serpula pervermiformis was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6457]. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Serpula pervermiformis Wade

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
RankNameAuthor
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
infraclassCanalipalpataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderSabellidaFauchald 1977
familySerpulidaeRafinesque 1835
genusSerpula
speciespervermiformisWade 1926

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 01:13:04
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:16:38
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Serpula pervermiformis (type locality: 88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Serpula pervermiformis (57915)