Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Canalipalpata > Order Sabellida > Family Serpulidae > Subfamily Spirorbinae > Tribe Januini

Neodexiospira Pillai, 1970

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Dexiospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 synonym
Janua (Dexiospira) Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 synonym

Children

Neodexiospira brasiliensis (Grube, 1872)
Neodexiospira pseudocorrugata (Bush, 1905)

Literature

original description

Pillai, T. Gottfried 1970. Studies on a collection of Spirorbids from Ceylon, together with a critical review and revision of Spirorbid systematics, and an account of their phylogeny and zoogeography. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences), 8(2): 100-172.

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

Nomenclator Zoologicus

additional source

Knight-Jones, P. (1972). New species and a new subgenus of Spirorbinae (Serpulidae: Polychaeta) from Kenya. J. Zool. Lond. 166: 1-18.

additional source

Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta

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

Read, G. (2014). Neodexiospira Pillai, 1970. 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:129634

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2012-04-19 by Geoffrey Read

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