NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 1997

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Spionidae
  Order - Spionida
  Infraclass - Canalipalpata
  Subclass - Sedentaria
  Class - Polychaeta
  Phylum - Annelida
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Scolelepis squamata
      Species - Scolelepis bousfieldi
      Species - Scolelepis tridentata
      Species - Scolelepis papillosa
      Species - Scolelepis texana
      Species - Scolelepis foliosa
      Species - Scolelepis fulginosa
      Species - Scolelepis bonnieri
      Species - Scolelepis ciliatus
      Species - Scolelepis girardi
      Species - Scolelepis perrieri
      Species - Scolelepis alaskensis
      Species - Scolelepis cirratulus
      Species - Scolelepis acuta
      Species - Scolelepis mesnili
      Species - Scolelepis cantabra