WoRMS name details
Pterobranchia
1819 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1819)
Lankester, 1877
unaccepted (synonym)
Class
- Family Atubariidae (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2024). Hemichordata World Database. Pterobranchia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1819 on 2024-09-05
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basis of record
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Classification When originally discovered in the 1800s, many pterobranchs were initially classified as bryozoans or other organisms. [details]Habitat Many pterobranch species have been found in Antarctic regions and colder waters, but they have also been found in warmer waters at lower latitudes. [details]