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Cephalodiscida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Cephalodiscida

Rank
  
Order

Class
  
Pterobranchia

Phylum
  
Hemichordata

Cephalodiscida

Similar
  
Cephalodiscus, Rhabdopleurida, Pterobranchia, Rhabdopleura normani, Harrimaniidae

Cephalodiscida is one of two orders in the class Pterobranchia, which are small, worm-shaped animals. Members belong to the hemichordates. Species in this order are sessile, living in clear water and secrete tubes on the ocean floor.

Taxonomy

The order is a small one, with only two known families, each containing a single genus.

Order Cephalodiscida

  • Family Atubaridae
  • Genus Atubaria
  • Species Atubaria heterolopha Sato, 1935
  • Family Cephalodiscidae
  • Genus Cephalodiscus
  • References

    Cephalodiscida Wikipedia