Sternaspidae

Sternaspidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Sternaspidae
Carus, 1863[1]
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Sternaspidae, commonly known as mud owls,[2] are a family of marine polychaete worms with short swollen bodies. They have a global distribution and live buried in soft sediment at depths varying from the intertidal zone to 4,400 m (14,400 ft).[2]

  1. ^ Read, Geoffrey (2010). "Sternaspidae - Carus, 1863". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Sendall, Kelly; Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2013). "Revision of Sternaspis Otto, 1821 (Polychaeta, Sternaspidae)". ZooKeys (286): 1–74. doi:10.3897/zookeys.286.4438. PMC 3677357. PMID 23794844.