Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Errantia > Order Phyllodocida > Suborder Phyllodocida incertae sedis

Tomopteridae Grube, 1850

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Enapteris Rosa, 1908
Tomopteris Eschscholtz, 1825

Literature

original description

Grube, A.E. 1850. Die Familien der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 16(1): 249-364.

basis of record

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

additional source

Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta

identification resource

Pleijel, F.; Dales, R.P. (1991). Polychaetes: British Phyllodocoideans, Typhloscolecoideans and Tomopteroideans: keys and notes for the identification of the species. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 45. U.B.S.; W. Backhuys: Oegstgeest, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73348-12-9. vii, 202 pp.

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Citation

Read, G. (2014). Tomopteridae. 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:958

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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

2013-11-17 by Geoffrey Read

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