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Spirorbis helix

Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae

Taxonomy
Spirorbis helix was named by King (1848).

It was synonymized subjectively with Serpula planorbites by Geinitz (1861).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Spirorbis helix King
1850Spirorbis helix King p. 54 figs. Pl 6, figs 8, 8a
1885Spirorbis helix Waagen and Pichl p. 815 figs. Pl 95, figs 2,3

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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
genusSpirorbisDaudin 1800
specieshelixKing 1848

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.

Spirorbis helix King 1848
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Diagnosis
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