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Echiura

Echiura

spoon worms(+12)·Sedgwick, 1898

GBIF:155008041

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 7 languages. 1 preferred.

engspoon wormsengdeuEchiuridendeudeuIgelwürmerdeudeuStachelschwänzedeuengechiuroid wormseng+8 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 7 languages. 1 name preferred.

engspoon worms
engpreferred
deuEchiuriden
deu
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
deuIgelwürmer
deu
deuStachelschwänze
deu
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
engechiuroid worms
eng
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
spaequiuroideos
spa
nldlepelwormen
nld
Source: Faasse, M. (2016). First record of the mud volcano worm Maxmuelleria lankesteri in the Netherlands (Echiura). <em>Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen.</em> 47: 27–30.
sweskedmaskar
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nldslurfwormen
nld
nldzand­wormen
nld
Source: Faasse, M. (2016). First record of the mud volcano worm Maxmuelleria lankesteri in the Netherlands (Echiura). <em>Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen.</em> 47: 27–30.
fraéchiuriens
fra
jpnユムシ亜綱
jpn
Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).
jpnユムシ動物
jpn

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IDENTIFIERS

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NCBI:txid6427

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CITATIONS

References(12)

  • 1

    Bock, S. (1942). On the structure and affinities of "Thalassema" lankesteri Herdman and the classification of the group Echiuroidea. <em>Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar, Sjätte följden. Ser. B.</em> 2(6): 1–94.

    taxonomy source
  • 2

    Fisher, W. K. (1946). Echiuroid worms of the North Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 96: 215–292, plates 20–37.

    taxonomy source
  • 3

    Goto, R. (2016). A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of spoon worms (Echiura, Annelida): implications for morphological evolution, the origin of dwarf males, and habitat shifts. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 99: 247–260.

  • 4

    Goto, R., Monnington, J., Sciberras, M., Hirabayashi, I., Rouse, G. W. (2020). Phylogeny of Echiura updated, with a revised taxonomy to reflect their placement in Annelida as sister group to Capitellidae. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 34(1): 101–111.

    taxonomy sourceDOI: 10.1071/is19020
  • 5

    Goto, Ryutaro. (2017). The Echiura of Japan: diversity, classification, phylogeny, and their associated fauna. <em>In Motokawa, M., Kajihara, H. (eds). Species Diversity of Animals in Japan.</em> pp. 513–542. Springer Japan, Tokyo.

  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

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    GBIF Usage Key
    155008041
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1269
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026