Sabellida

Sabellida Temporal range: Wordian–0 [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Permian - present
Bispira sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Infraclass:	Canalipalpata
Order:	Sabellida G.M.R. Levinsen, 1883
Families [2]
Fabriciidae Sabellidae Serpulidae Siboglinidae

Sabellida is an order of annelid worms formerly in the class Polychaeta. They are filter feeders with no buccal organ. The prostomium is fused with the peristomium and bears a ring of feathery feeding tentacles. They live in parchment-like tubes made of particles from their environment such as sand and shell fragments cemented together with mucus. ^[3]

Members of the suborder include the feather duster worms (Sabellidae) and serpulid worms (Serpulidae). Among the species are the giant feather duster worm ( Eudistylia polymorpha ), the peacock worm ( Sabella pavonina ), the European fan worm ( Sabella spallanzanii ) and the Christmas tree worm ( Spirobranchus giganteus ). The inclusion of Oweniidae and Siboglinidae is not supported by some authorities. ^{[4] [ clarification needed ]}

References

1. Rossana Sanfilippo; Antonietta Rosso; Agatino Reitano; Viola Alfio; Gianni Insacco (2018). "New serpulid polychaetes from the Permian of western Sicily". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 63 (3): 579–584. doi: 10.4202/app.00448.2017 . S2CID   54871456.
2. Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Sabellida Levinsen, 1883". World Polychaeta Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2025-08-29.
3. Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine Archived 2011-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
4. Weigert, Anne; Bleidorn, Christoph (2016). "Current status of annelid phylogeny". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 16 (2): 345–362. Bibcode:2016ODivE..16..345W. doi:10.1007/s13127-016-0265-7. ISSN   1439-6092.

External links

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• Data related to Sabellida at Wikispecies