Echiuridae
| Echiuridae | |
|---|---|
| Worms: E echiurus is at centre left | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Subclass: | Echiura |
| Order: | Echiuroidea |
| Suborder: | Echiurida |
| Family: | Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847 |
| Genus: | Echiurus Guérin-Méneville, 1831 |
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Echiuridae is a family of spoon worms in the suborder Echiurida. It is a monotypic family, the only genus being Echiurus. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.
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