Orbiniidae
Orbiniidae is a family of polychaete worms. Orbiniids are mostly unselective deposit feeders on marine detritus. They can be found from the neritic zone to abyssal depths.
| Orbiniidae | |
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| Orbinia sertulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Sedentaria |
| Infraclass: | Scolecida |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942 |
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The family was revised in 1957 by Olga Hartman and some further revisions were made by Blake in 2000.
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