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Saccocirridae
| Description | The Saccocirridae are small interstitial polychaetes common in coarse sand on reflective, surf beaches, usually within the zone of retention. The Saccociridae are members of the clade Protodrilida, which is in turn part of the clade Canalipalpata. Saccocirridae have a worldwide distribution and many more species likely remain to be described. These polychates are usually between 2 and 10 mm in length and 500 μm wide. They have reduced parapodia and are considered a true interstitial species, incapable of burrowing through finer sediments. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccocirridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Saccocirridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Saccocirridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bobretzky, N. V. (1872). [Saccocirrus papillocercus n.gen., n.sp. - Comparative anatomy of a new type of annelid.]. Zapiski Kievskago obshchestva estestvoispytateleĭ. 2: 211-259. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ムカシゴカイ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccocirridae |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pharyngocirrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Saccocirrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1881 | Saccocirridae Czerniavsky |
| 2000 | Saccocirridae 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!
