Taxonomy Profile: Priapulida

Priapulida: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Phylum
Synonym(s):
Priapula
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Priapulida: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Priapulida
Priapulida Direct Children(s):
Priapulidae
(Gosse 1855)
Tubiluchidae
(van der Land 1970)
Chaetostephanidae
(Salvini-Plawen 1974)
Priapulida: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Richard C. Brusca
Notes:
Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Reference for:
Priapulida
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Priapulida
Source:
ITIS & Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Management Hierarchy
Acquired:
2013-08-01
Notes:
M. Ruggiero & D. Gordon, eds. 2013. Consensus Management Hierarchy for the ITIS & Species2000 Catalogue of Life. Contributors: Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Daphne Fautin, Dennis Gordon, Gerald Guala, Michael Guiry, Paul Kirk, Elliot Lefkowitz, David Mabberly, David Maddison, Alan Paton, Michael Ruggiero, Peter Stevens, and Brian Tyndall
Reference for:
Priapulida
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-12-01 / 2002-12-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Invertebrates, Second Edition
Page(s):
xx + 936
Publisher:
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Publication Place:
Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-87893-097-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Priapulida
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Valentine, James W.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-01-01 / 2004-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
On the Origin of Phyla
Page(s):
xxiv - 614
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Publication Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-226-84548-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Priapulida
Priapulida: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Priapulida: Comments
Comment:
It appears that 'Priapulida' is an older spelling than 'Priapula.' There is apparently disagreement on which spelling is 'correct' in the literature, and this is an unregulated rank in this regard
Comment:
Brusca & Brusca (2002) note that 'classes and orders are usually not recognized within the Priapula.'