Echiurus sitchaensis

Echiurus sitchaensis

Classification

Class: Polychaeta
Order: Echiuroidea
Family: Echiuridae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 11

Sources and credits

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