Priapulidae

Priapulidae
Temporal range: Recent (Stem-group from the Carboniferous)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Priapulida
Class:Priapulimorpha
Order:Priapulimorphida
Family:Priapulidae
Genera
  • Priapulus Lamarck 1816 (type)
  • [[<abbr title="Extinct" aria-label="Extinct" style="border: none; text-decoration: none; cursor: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">†</abbr>Priapulites]] Schram, 1973
  • Priapulopsis Koren & Danielssen, 1875

Priapulidae is the canonical family of priapulid worms, comprising Priapulus and Priapulosis as well as the Carboniferous genus Priapulites.[1]

References

  1. Budd, G. E.; Jensen, S. (2000). "A critical reappraisal of the fossil record of the bilaterian phyla". Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 75 (2): 253–95. doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.1999.tb00046.x. PMID 10881389.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.