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Spionidae Grube, 1850 
AphiaID: 913

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Annelida > Polychaeta > Canalipalpata > Spionida > Spioniformia
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Family
Parent Spioniformia
Source  basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]

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 Genus Aonides Claparède, 1864
Genus Malacoceros Quatrefages, 1843
Genus Polydora Bosc, 1802
Genus Pseudopolydora Czerniavsky, 1881
Genus Pygospio Claparède, 1863
Genus Scolelepis Blainville, 1828
Genus Spio Fabricius, 1785
Genus Spiophanes Grube, 1860
Genus Streblospio Webster, 1879
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: surface [details]
interface grazer [details]
suspension feeder: facultative [details]
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Note  classification: M'Harzi (1999) placed this family under the ordo Errantia Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832 [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:913
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Spionidae Grube, 1850. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Taxa used on the Macrobel website at http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=913 on 2013-05-24