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Spionida

Polychaeta - Spionida

Taxonomy
Spionida was named by Rouse and Fauchald (1997). It is extant.

It was assigned to Canalipalpata by Glasby et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Spionida Rouse and Fauchald
2000Spionida Glasby et al. p. 53

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

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.

Or. Spionida Rouse and Fauchald 1997
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Fm. Magelonidae Cunningham and Ramage 1888
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G. †Dannychaeta Chen et al. 2020
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Dannychaeta tucolus Chen et al. 2020
Fm. †Spionidae Grube 1850
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G. Meandropolydora Voigt 1965
G. Polydora Bosk 1801
Invalid names: Apistobranchidae Mesnil and Caullery 1898 [empty], Chaetopteridae Audouin and Milne Edwards 1833 [empty], Longosomatidae Hartman 1944 [empty], Poecilochaetidae Hannerz 1956 [empty], Trochochaetidae Pettibone 1963 [empty], Uncispionidae Green 1982 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available