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Spionidae
Description | Spionidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. Spionids are selective deposit feeders that use their two grooved palps to locate prey. However, some spionids are capable of interface feeding, i.e. switching between deposit and suspension feeding. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spionidae, 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 : Spionida : Spionidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Spionidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin. 16(1): 249-364. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 161 - 156 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Polychaeta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | ECOSPACE CODE: 362; LIFE HISTORY: epifaunal (low tier), stationary, detritivore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Wienrich. 1999. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 2 Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 2:188-384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Haarwürmer, Spionid Worms, Spionids, Spios, スピオ, Rygghuvudsmaskar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spionidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Amphipolydora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aonidella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aonides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aonis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Atherospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aurospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aurospiro genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Australospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Boccardia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Boccardiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Carazziella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cheironotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Colobranchus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Diplotis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dipolydora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dispio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Glandulospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Glyphochaeta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Laonice genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Laubieriellus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leucodore genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lindaspio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Malacoceros genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Marenzelleria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Meandropolydora genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Microspio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Minuspio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Morants genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerine genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerinides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerinopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orthoprionospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraprionospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polydora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Polydorella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Prionospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudopolydora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pygophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pygospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pygospiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhynchospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scolecolepides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scolelepides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scolelepis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spiogalea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spione genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spiophanella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spiophanes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Streblospio genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tripolydora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Xandaros genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aquilospio pyramidalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudotherospio fauchaldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Spionidae Grube |
1999 | Spionidae Wienrich p. 281 |
2000 | Spionidae 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!