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Aeolosomatidae
Description | The Aeolosomatidae is a family of very small, aquatic annelid worms, the affinities of which are uncertain other than that they are related to Pomatodrilus. About 30 species have been described in three genera. These worms are known as suction-feeding worms and occupy freshwater habitats. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolosomatidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Aeolosomatidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Aeolosomatidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn. 45(1883): 92-350, plates II-III. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | Platthuvudsmaskar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolosomatidae |
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Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aeolosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hystricosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rheomorpha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1895 | Aeolosomatidae Beddard |
2000 | Aeolosomatidae 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!