WoRMS taxon details
Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942
Anthostomea Kinberg, 1867 · unaccepted (based on a homonym and synonym,...)
based on a homonym and synonym, incorrectly Latinized
Ariciidae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 · unaccepted (type genus Aricia is a replaced...)
type genus Aricia is a replaced homonym, The next available genus name is Orbinia
- Subfamily Methanoariciinae Blake, 2000
- Subfamily Microrbiniinae Blake, 2000
- Genus Microrbinia Hartman, 1965
- Genus Orbiniella Day, 1954
- Genus Pettibonella Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989
- Genus Proscoloplos Day, 1954
- Genus Falklandiella Hartman, 1967 accepted as Orbiniella Day, 1954 (subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Orbiniinae Hartman, 1942
- Genus Berkeleyia Hartman, 1971
- Genus Califia Hartman, 1957
- Genus Gesaschroederella Blake, 2021
- Genus Leitoscoloplos Day, 1977
- Genus Leodamas Kinberg, 1866
- Genus Naineris Blainville, 1828
- Genus Orbinia Quatrefages, 1866
- Genus Phylo Kinberg, 1866
- Genus Protoaricia Czerniavsky, 1881
- Genus Protoariciella Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
- Genus Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
- Genus Schroederella Laubier, 1962 accepted as Gesaschroederella Blake, 2021 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym replaced by Gesaschroederella Blake, 2021)
- Genus Paraorbiniella Rullier, 1974
- Subfamily Questinae Hartman, 1966
- Genus Questa Hartman, 1966
- Genus Novaquesta Hobson, 1970 accepted as Questa Hartman, 1966 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Scoloplella Day, 1963
- Genus Scoloplosia Rullier, 1972
- Genus Uncorbinia Hartmann-Schröder, 1979
- Genus Alcandra Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Leodamas Kinberg, 1866 (subjective synonym, but perhaps indeterminable)
- Genus Anthostoma Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym, junior homonym)
- Genus Aricia Savigny, 1822 accepted as Orbinia Quatrefages, 1866 (replaced junior homonym)
- Genus Berkeleya [auct. misspelling] accepted as Berkeleyia Hartman, 1971 (lapsus)
- Genus Branchethus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Leodamas Kinberg, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Haploscoloplos Monro, 1933 accepted as Leodamas Kinberg, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Haploscolopus accepted as Leodamas Kinberg, 1866 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Labotas Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Scoloplos Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Lacydes Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym, junior homonym)
- Genus Naidonereis [auct. misspelling for Naineris] accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828 (alternate spelling)
- Genus Nainereis [auctt. misspelling for Naineris] accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828 (subsequent misspelling)
- Genus Pararicia Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989 accepted as Protoariciella Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 (subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Protoariciinae Hartman, 1957 accepted as Orbiniinae Hartman, 1942 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Scolaricia Eisig, 1914 accepted as Scoloplos Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Theodisca Müller, 1858 accepted as Naineris Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Theostoma Eisig, 1914 accepted as Protoaricia Czerniavsky, 1881 (objective synonym)
- Genus Clytie Grube, 1855 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable)
- Genus Gisela Müller, 1858 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable type species)
- Genus Porcia Grube, 1859 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable?)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, O. (1942). A review of the types of polychaetous annelids at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection, Yale University.</em> 8(1): 1-98.
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Nomenclature Hartman (1942:57) replaced Ariciidae with Orbiniidae with this comment: "The name ORBINIIDAE is used in place of Ariciidae...
description Orbiniida with lateral parapodia in a thoracic region and, usually, dorsal parapodia in an abdominal region. Prostomium...
Nomenclature Hartman (1942:57) replaced Ariciidae with Orbiniidae with this comment: "The name ORBINIIDAE is used in place of Ariciidae since the type genus of the family, Aricia Savigny, 1820, is preoccupied. The next available name is Orbinia Quatrefages, 1865." This replacement is in accord with the current Code article 39, namely that "The name of a family-group taxon is invalid if the name of its type genus is a junior homonym or has been totally or partially suppressed" [details]
description Orbiniida with lateral parapodia in a thoracic region and, usually, dorsal parapodia in an abdominal region. Prostomium...
description Orbiniida with lateral parapodia in a thoracic region and, usually, dorsal parapodia in an abdominal region. Prostomium without appendages, one or two asetigerous segments present anteriorly; no peristomial appendages. A saclike proboscis present. All setae simple, including capillaries, simple hooks and sometimes brush-topped, bifid or furcate setae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=902 on 2025-07-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartman, O. (1942). A review of the types of polychaetous annelids at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection, Yale University.</em> 8(1): 1-98.
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Ariciidae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) Audouin, J.V.; Milne Edwards, H. (1833). [Part 4.] Classification des Annélides et description de celles qui habitent les côtes de la France. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris.</em> 1(29): 388-412., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6044961
page(s): 393, 397; note: used as "Ariciens en Cuvier" and "Aricie de Cuvier" [details]
original description (of Anthostomea Kinberg, 1867) Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795
page(s): 337; note: proposed family only for Anthostoma (now Naineris) [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ariciidae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) Audouin, J.V.; Milne Edwards, H. (1833). [Part 4.] Classification des Annélides et description de celles qui habitent les côtes de la France. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris.</em> 1(29): 388-412., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6044961
page(s): 393, 397; note: used as "Ariciens en Cuvier" and "Aricie de Cuvier" [details]
original description (of Anthostomea Kinberg, 1867) Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795
page(s): 337; note: proposed family only for Anthostoma (now Naineris) [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Blake, James A. (2017). Polychaeta Orbiniidae from Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, the Abyssal Pacific Ocean, and off South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4218(1): 1-145 [monograph]., available online at http://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4218.1.1/25653 [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource Zhadan, Anna. (2020). Review of Orbiniidae (Annelida, Sedentaria) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4860(4): 451-502., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4860.4.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942. pages 1-26. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
[request]identification resource Zhadan, Anna. (2020). Review of Orbiniidae (Annelida, Sedentaria) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4860(4): 451-502., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4860.4.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942. pages 1-26. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
Other
additional source
Bleidorn, Christoph 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) based on molecular data. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London 144(1): 59-73. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Includes former Questidae. Past Orbiniidae subfamilies, other than the de facto nominal subfamily Orbiniinae, appear to be of questionable utility and may require re-validation. However, Blake (2017) maintained use of Microrbiniinae Blake, 2000 for Orbiniella and Proscoloplos (and also it must include the type genus Microrbinia Hartman). It is unclear as yet if Methanoariciinae (for Methanoaricia Blake, 2000) is a required subfamily. [details]Nomenclature Hartman (1942:57) replaced Ariciidae with Orbiniidae with this comment: "The name ORBINIIDAE is used in place of Ariciidae since the type genus of the family, Aricia Savigny, 1820, is preoccupied. The next available name is Orbinia Quatrefages, 1865." This replacement is in accord with the current Code article 39, namely that "The name of a family-group taxon is invalid if the name of its type genus is a junior homonym or has been totally or partially suppressed" [details]
description Orbiniida with lateral parapodia in a thoracic region and, usually, dorsal parapodia in an abdominal region. Prostomium without appendages, one or two asetigerous segments present anteriorly; no peristomial appendages. A saclike proboscis present. All setae simple, including capillaries, simple hooks and sometimes brush-topped, bifid or furcate setae. [details]
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| Japanese | ホコサキゴカイ科 | [details] |
