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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 362; LIFE HISTORY: epifaunal (low tier), stationary, detritivore.f
Created: 2009-10-09 09:15:55
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:10:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 161.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Meandropolydora sp. (11084)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Meandropolydora sulcans (67935)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Polydora sp. (55566)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany Polydora sp. (74484)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Polydora indet. (83225)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Illinois) Meandropolydora sp. (70129)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Polydora sp. (79101)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Polydora sp. (18613)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Polydora sp. (62888)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Polydora sp. (79103 79107 79116)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Polydora sp. (80674)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Polydora sp. (60986 60987 60988 60989)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Meandropolydora sp. (146291)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Polydora sp. (57702 57703 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Polydora indet. (96900) Polydora sp. (96901)