Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -1,501 meters (0 to -4,925 feet).Mean = -89.330 meters (-293.077 feet), Standard Deviation = 318.860 based on 24 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Annelida
()
- Lamarck, 1809
- Segmented Worms
- Class:
Polychaeta
()
- Grube, 1850
- Polychaetes
- Order:
Scolecida
()
- Family:
Maldanidae
()
- Genus:
Chirimia
()
- Specific name:
biceps
- (Sars, 1861)
- Scientific name: - Chirimia biceps (Sars, 1861)
- Specific name:
biceps
- (Sars, 1861)
- Genus:
Chirimia
(
- Family:
Maldanidae
(
- Order:
Scolecida
(
- Class:
Polychaeta
(
- Phylum:
Annelida
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Chirimia
There are approximately 2 species in this genus:
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Notes
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Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Invertebrates
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6492239
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14883521
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 679606
Footnotes
Curator for this page: Eriberto de Assis. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
