Orbiniidae | |
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Orbinia sertulata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Infraclass: | Scolecida |
Order: | incertae sedis |
Family: | Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942 |
Genera | |
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Synonyms | |
Orbiniidae is a family of polychaete worms.[1] Orbiniids are mostly unselective deposit feeders on marine detritus. They can be found from the neritic zone to abyssal depths.[2]
The family was revised in 1957 by Olga Hartman[3] and some further revisions were made by Blake in 2000.[4]