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Acoetidae
Description | Acoetidae is a family of polychaete worms in the subclass Aciculata. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoetidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Acoetidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Acoetidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Polychaeta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Polychaeta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Polychaeta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. J. Glasby, P. A. Hutchings, and K. Fauchald, H. Paxton, G. W. Rouse, C. Watson Russell, R. S. Wilson. 2000. Class Polychaeta. In P. L. Beesley, G. J. B. Ross, C. J. Glasby (eds.), Polychaetes and Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia: Polychaeta, Myzostomida, Pogonophora, Echuira, Sipuncula 4(A):1-296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Rörfjällmaskar, ボウセã‚ウãƒã‚³ãƒ ã‚· | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoetidae |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acoetes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Euarche genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eupanthalis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eupolyodontes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neopanthalis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Panthalis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polyodontes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudeupanthalis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Zachsiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1856 | Acoetidae Kinberg |
2000 | Acoetidae Glasby et al. p. 53 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!