Echiurus echiurus

Echiurus echiurus
	Worms: E echiurus is at centre left
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Subclass:	Echiura
Order:	Echiuroidea
Family:	Echiuridae
Genus:	Echiurus
Species:	E. echiurus
Binomial name
	Echiurus echiurus; (Pallas, 1766)
Synonyms
	Echiurus chrysacanthophorus (Couthouy, 1838); Echiurus forcipatus (Fabricius, 1780); Echiurus gaertnerii Quatrefages, 1847; Echiurus luetkenii Diesing, 1859; Echiurus pallasii (Guérin-Méneville, 1831); Echiurus vulgaris (Savigny, 1822); Lumbricus echiurus Pallas, 1766; Thalassema pallasii Guérin-Méneville, 1831; Thalassema echiura (Pallas, 1766); Thalassema vulgaris Savigny, 1822;

Echiurus echiurus is a species of spoon worm in the family Echiuridae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and a subspecies is found in Alaska. It burrows into soft sediment and under boulders and stones in muddy places.

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