Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -16 meters (-54 feet).Standard Deviation = 284.380 based on 4,660 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- 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
- Subclass:
Palpata
()
- Order:
Canalipalpata
()
- Family:
Spionidae
()
- Grube, 1850
- Genus:
Spiophanes
()
- Grube, 1860
- Specific name:
bombyx
- (Claparede, 1870)
- Scientific name: - Spiophanes bombyx (Claparede, 1870)
- Specific name:
bombyx
- (Claparede, 1870)
- Genus:
Spiophanes
(
- Family:
Spionidae
(
- Order:
Canalipalpata
(
- Subclass:
Palpata
(
- Class:
Polychaeta
(
- Phylum:
Annelida
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Spiophanes bombyx (Claparede, 1870)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
Members of the genus Spiophanes
There are approximately 23 species in this genus:
S. anoculata · S. berkeleyorum · S. bombyx · S. cirrata · S. dubitalis · S. duplex · S. japonicum · S. kroeyeri · S. kroyeri · S. kroyeri reyssi · S. longicirrus · S. malayensis · S. missionensis · S. modestus (Sydney Seahorse) · S. pallidus · S. prestigium · S. soederstroemi · S. spec · S. spiophanes · S. tcherniai · S. urceolata · S. viriosus (Gnomefish) · S. wigleyi
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 24 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 22, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2551595
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-66897
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13718393
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 66897
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 504159
