Echiuridae is a
family of
spoon worms
The Echiura, or spoon worms, are a small group of marine animals. Once treated as a separate phylum, they are now considered to belong to Annelida. Annelids typically have their bodies divided into segments, but echiurans have secondarily los ...
in the suborder
Echiurida
Echiurida is a suborder of the order Echiuroidea, an order of polychaete worms.
Families
The following families are classified within the suborder:
*Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847
*Thalassematidae Forbes & Goodsir, 1841
*Urechidae
Urechidae ...
. It is a
monotypic family, the only
genus being ''Echiurus''. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species recognises the following
species in the genus:-
[
* '']Echiurus abyssalis
Echiuridae is a family of spoon worms in the suborder Echiurida. It is a monotypic family, the only genus being ''Echiurus''. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the fol ...
'' Skorikow, 1906
* ''Echiurus antarcticus
Echiuridae is a family of spoon worms in the suborder Echiurida. It is a monotypic family, the only genus being ''Echiurus''. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the fol ...
'' Spengel, 1912
* ''Echiurus echiurus
''Echiurus echiurus'' is a species of spoon worm in the family Echiuridae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and a subspecies is found in Alaska. It burrows into soft sediment and under boulders and stones in muddy places.
Description
Th ...
'' (Pallas, 1766)
* ''Echiurus sitchaensis
Echiuridae is a family of spoon worms in the suborder Echiurida. It is a monotypic family, the only genus being ''Echiurus''. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the fol ...
'' Brandt, 1835
References
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Echiurans