Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Polychaeta incertae sedis > Family Spintheridae

Spinther Johnston, 1845

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Sphinter orthographic variant
Sphinter synonym

Children

Spinther arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
Spinther citrinus (Stimpson, 1845)
Spinther oniscoides Johnson, 1845
Spinther wireni Hartman, 1948
Spinther wiréni Hartman, 1948

Literature

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

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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External Links

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Spinther Johnston, 1845. 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:129604

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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

2008-03-26 by Kristian Fauchald

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