Taxonomy Profile: Phascoliidae (E Cutler and Gibbs 1985)

Phascoliidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Phascolionidae
E Cutler and Gibbs 1985
Common Name(s):
phascolionids []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Phascoliidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Sipuncula
peanut worms |
shore worms |
sipunculan worms |
sipúnculo |
shore worms |
sipunculiens |
sipunculans |
Class : Sipunculidea
Family : Phascoliidae
phascolionids |
Phascoliidae Direct Children(s):
Onchnesoma
(Koren and Danielssen 1875)
Phascolion
(Théel 1875)
Phascoliidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Cutler, Edward B.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Sipuncula: Their Systematics, Biology, and Evolution
Page(s):
xvii + 453
Publisher:
Comstock Publishing Associates of Cornell University Press
Publication Place:
Ithaca, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8014-2843-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Phascoliidae
Phascoliidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Phascoliidae: Comments
Comment:
See Cutler (1994:107), where it is noted that although Phascoliidae is "the technically correct spelling," the original spelling, Phascolionidae, is instead retained. Despite his argument, the correction is required under the ICZN; to do otherwise would require action by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature