- Pectinariidae
Taxobox
name = Pectinariidae
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Pectinaria koreni " inside its tube. Head protrudes to the right.
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Annelida
classis =Polychaeta
subclassis =Palpata
ordo =Canalipalpata
subordo =Terebellida
familia = Pectinariidae
familia_authority = Quatrefages, 1866
subdivision_ranks =Genera
subdivision = 2-4, see text.Pectinariidae, or the trumpet worms or ice cream cone worms, are a family of marine
polychaete worms that build sand tubes roughly resembling ice cream cones up to two inches long.Genera
* "
Amphictene " Savigny, 1818 - often included in "Pectinaria"
* "Cistenides " Malmgren, 1866 - often included in "Pectinaria"
* "Pectinaria"
* "Petta " Malmgren, 1866External links
*
* [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/polychaete/Pectinariidae.html from A Guide to Singapore Polychaetes]
* [http://www.mbl.edu/marine_org/marine_org.php?func=detail&myID=ITA-67706&source_myID=ITA-67692 Pectinaria at MBL Marine Organisms Database]
* [http://personal.cityu.edu.hk/~bhworm/sedentary/pectinariidae.htm Family Pectinariidae]
* The Polychaeta Terebellida homepage: [http://folk.ntnu.no/vmzothol/taxa/pectinariidae.htm Pectinariidae]
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