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Polydora

Polychaeta - Spionida - Spionidae

Taxonomy
Polydora was named by Bosk (1801) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spionidae by Wienrich (1999); and to Spiomorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Polydora Bosk
1999Polydora Wienrich p. 281
2002Polydora Sepkoski

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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
genusPolydoraBosk 1801

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.

G. Polydora Bosk 1801
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available