Animalia > Annelida > Polychaeta > Sabellida > Oweniidae

Oweniidae

Synonyms: Ammocharidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Oweniidae is a family of marine polychaete worms in the suborder Sabellida. The worms live in tubes made of sand and are selective filter feeders, detritivores and grazers.
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Genus

Galathowenia (12)
Myriochele (3)
Myriowenia (2)
Owenia (23)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0