World Polychaeta Database

Polychaeta name details

Philocrinida

AphiaID

829176 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:829176)

Classification

Authority

Perrier, 1897

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Myzostomida

Rank

Order

Parent

Annelida incertae sedis

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Perrier, Edmond 1897. Traité de Zoologie Fascicle 4. Vers, Mollusques, Tuniciers: Paris, Masson et Cie., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11976614
page(s): 1633 [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology Philo from Greek, love of, thus liking crinoids

Etymology Philo from Greek, love of, thus liking crinoids [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Philocrinida. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=829176 on 2026-08-27

Taxonomic edit history

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2015-01-12 01:45:53Z

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original description Perrier, Edmond 1897. Traité de Zoologie Fascicle 4. Vers, Mollusques, Tuniciers: Paris, Masson et Cie., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11976614
page(s): 1633 [details]

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Etymology Philo from Greek, love of, thus liking crinoids [details]