Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Canalipalpata > Order Sabellida > Family Serpulidae > Genus Spirobranchus

Spirobranchus polytrema (Philippi, 1844)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Spirobranchus*	Blainville, 1818	accepted genus name
*Pomatoceros*	Philippi, 1844	heterotypic synonym
*Pomatoleios*	Pixell, 1913	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Pomatostegus polytrema*	(Philippi, 1844)	synonym

Literature

additional source	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	Hove, Harry A. ten, & E.K. Kupriyanova, 2009. Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. Zootaxa 2036, 126 pp.
additional source	Pillai, T.G. 2009 Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. Records of the Australian Museum 61(2): 93–199.
redescription	Zibrowius, Helmut 1968. Étude morphologique, systématique et écologique des Serpulidae (Annelida Polychaeta) de la région de Marseille. Recueil des Travaux de la Station Marine d'Endoume, 43(59): 81-252.

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelid Collection
GBIF

Citation

ten Hove, H. (2014). Spirobranchus polytrema (Philippi, 1844). 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:131054