Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Canalipalpata > Order Spionida > Suborder Spioniformia > Family Spionidae

Spio Fabricius, 1785

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Paraspio*	Czerniavsky, 1881	heterotypic synonym

Children

Spio armata (Thulin, 1957)
Spio crenaticornis Montagu, 1813
Spio decoratus Bobretzky, 1870
Spio filicornis (Müller, 1776)
Spio goniocephala Thulin, 1957
Spio martinensis Mesnil, 1896
Spio multioculata (Rioja, 1918)

Literature

original description	Fabricius, O. 1785. Von den Spio-Geschlechte, Nereis seticornis und Nereis filicornis. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft der naturforschende Freunde zur Berlin 6: 256-270,1plate.
basis of record	Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, 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. 214-231
additional source	Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta
additional source	Meißner, K.; Bick, A.; Bastrop, R. 2011. On the identity of Spio filicornis (O.F. Muller, 1776)—with the designation of a neotype, and the description of two new species from the North East Atlantic Ocean based on morphological and genetic studies. Zootaxa (2815): 1-27
additional source	Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Spio. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2014) World Polychaeta database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129625