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Salmacina

Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha

Taxonomy
Salmacina is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Serpulimorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Salmacina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
orderSerpulimorpha
genusSalmacina

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Epibiont: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-07 03:11:25
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:11:25
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) S. sp. (160361)