Echiurus echiurus

Echiurus echiurus
Worms: E echiurus is at centre left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Subclass: Echiura
Order: Echiuroidea
Family: Echiuridae
Genus: Echiurus
Species:
E. echiurus
Binomial name
Echiurus echiurus
(Pallas, 1766)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Echiurus chrysacanthophorus (Couthouy, 1838)
  • Echiurus forcipatus (Fabricius, 1780)
  • Echiurus gaertnerii Quatrefages, 1847
  • Echiurus luetkenii Diesing, 1859
  • Echiurus pallasii (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
  • Echiurus vulgaris (Savigny, 1822)
  • Lumbricus echiurus Pallas, 1766
  • Thalassema pallasii Guérin-Méneville, 1831
  • Thalassema echiura (Pallas, 1766)
  • Thalassema vulgaris Savigny, 1822

Echiurus echiurus is a species of spoon worm in the family Echiuridae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and a subspecies is found in Alaska. It burrows into soft sediment and under boulders and stones in muddy places.

  1. ^ a b Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1766)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 February 2019.