Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Phoronida > Family Phoronidae > Genus Phoronis

Phoronis hippocrepia Wright, 1856

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PhoronisWright, 1856accepted genus name
Actinotrocha Müller, 1846 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: kleine hoefijzerworm sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.
 English: Westatlantic white phoronid sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
 German: Hufeisenwurm; Weißer Ostatlantischer

Literature

original description

Wright, T.S. (1856). Description of two tubicolar animals. Proceedings of The Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. 1: 165-167.

basis of record

Alonso-Zarrazaga, M. (2005). Apéndice 1. Nomenclatura: Lista de sinonimos y combinaciones filo Phoronida. In: Lophophorata, Phoronida, Brachiopoda. Álvarez, F., Emig, C.C., Roldan, C., Viéttez, J.M., Fauna Ibérica, Vol.27. Ramos, M.A. et al. (eds). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC. Madrid. 209-213.

additional source

Emig, C.C.; Roldán, C.; Viéitez, J.M. (2001). Phoronida. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 324-325.

additional source

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

additional source

Santagata, S. (2009). Phoronida of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1133–1136. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

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External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK

Citation

WoRMS (2025). Phoronis hippocrepia Wright, 1856. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128548

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, brackish

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2020-09-25 by Elena Temereva

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