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Spionidae

Polychaeta - Spionida - Spionidae

Taxonomy
Spionidae was named by Grube (1850).

It was assigned to Polychaeta by Wienrich (1999); and to Spionida by Glasby et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Spionidae Grube
1999Spionidae Wienrich p. 281
2000Spionidae Glasby et al. p. 53

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

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.

Fm. †Spionidae Grube 1850
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G. Meandropolydora Voigt 1965
G. Polydora Bosk 1801
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available