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Serpula octoforis

Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae

Taxonomy
Serpula octoforis was named by Dall (1909). Its type specimen is USNM 153963 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Serpula octoforis Dall p. 138 figs. pl. 20, figs. 1, 2
1942Serpula octoforis Weaver p. 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
genusSerpula
speciesoctoforisDall 1909

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.

Serpula octoforis Dall 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available