Taxonomy Profile: Macellicephala (McIntosh 1885)

Macellicephala: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Oligolepis
Levinsen 1887
Oligolepis
Levinsen 1887
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Macellicephala: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Annelida
annelids |
Anelídeo |
minhoca |
sanguessuga |
annélides |
Class : Polychaeta
paddle-footed annelids |
polychaetes |
corrupto |
poliqueto |
polychètes |
Subclass : Errantia
Order : Phyllodocida
Family : Polynoidae
Macellicephala Direct Children(s):
Macellicephala mirabilis
(McIntosh 1885)
Macellicephala atlantica
(Stop-bowitz 1948)
Macellicephala polaris
(Uschakov 1957)
Macellicephala violacea
(Levinsen 1886)
Macellicephala: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Kristian Fauchald
Notes:
Research Zoologist, Curator of Worms, Department of Systematic Biology, Invertebrate Zoology Section, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA
Reference for:
Macellicephala
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Macellicephala
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Fauchald, K.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1977-02-03 / 1977-02-03
Article/Chapter Title:
The polychaete worms: Definitions and keys to the orders, families, and genera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series 28
Page(s):
190
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Source of authority and some synonomy for genera
Reference for:
Macellicephala
Macellicephala: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Macellicephala: Comments