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Polydora

Spionida - Spionidae

Taxonomy
Polydora was named by Bosk (1801) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spionidae by Wienrich (1999); and to Spiomorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Polydora Bosk
1999Polydora Wienrich p. 281
2002Polydora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
RankNameAuthor
PleistoannelidaStruck 2011
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
infraclassCanalipalpataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderSpionidaRouse and Fauchald 1997
familySpionidaeGrube 1850
genusPolydoraBosk 1801

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.

G. Polydora Bosk 1801
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Created: 2009-10-09 09:15:55
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:10:11
Source: f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 100.50000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) P. sp. (55566)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany P. sp. (74484)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Polydora indet. (83225)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Maryland) P. sp. (79101)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) P. sp. (18613)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) P. sp. (62888)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) P. sp. (79103 79107 79116)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium P. sp. (80674)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) P. sp. (60986 60987 60988 60989)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Polydora indet. (96900) P. sp. (96901)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) P. sp. (57702 57703 57705)