WoRMS taxon details
Oweniidae Rioja, 1917
975 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:975)
accepted
Family
Ammocharidae Malmgren, 1867 · unaccepted (replaced by prevailing usage,...)
replaced by prevailing usage, although senior to Oweniidae
- Genus Galathowenia Kirkegaard, 1959
- Genus Myriochele Malmgren, 1867
- Genus Myriowenia Hartman, 1960
- Genus Owenia Delle Chiaje, 1844
- Genus Ammochares Grube, 1846 accepted as Owenia Delle Chiaje, 1844 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Mitraria Müller, 1851 accepted as Owenia Delle Chiaje, 1844 (plankton larval stage belonging to Oweniidae, including Owenia)
- Genus Myrioglobula Hartman, 1967 accepted as Myriochele Malmgren, 1867 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Ops Carrington, 1865 accepted as Owenia Delle Chiaje, 1844 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Psammocollus Grube, 1866 accepted as Galathowenia Kirkegaard, 1959 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Clymenia Örsted, 1844 (uncertain > nomen dubium, uncertain homonymy)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rioja, Enrique. (1917). Datos para le conocimiento de la fauna de Anélidos Poliquetos del Cantábrico. <em>Trabajos del Museo nacional de ciencias naturales. Serie Zoológica.</em> 29: 1-111., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13723185 [details]
Nomenclature Rioja (1917:40) created Oweniidae nom nov, stating that "Al ser el género Owenia el tipo de la familia, no hay razón para...
Nomenclature Rioja (1917:40) created Oweniidae nom nov, stating that "Al ser el género Owenia el tipo de la familia, no hay razón para denominarla Ammocharidae puesto que el género Ammochares de Grube". However, Ammochares would have remained as the type of Ammocharidae, even although it is a synonym. Rioja was incorrect to replace the name for the family. Nevertheless Oweniidae is now accepted under prevailing usage. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Oweniidae Rioja, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=975 on 2025-05-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Rioja, Enrique. (1917). Datos para le conocimiento de la fauna de Anélidos Poliquetos del Cantábrico. <em>Trabajos del Museo nacional de ciencias naturales. Serie Zoológica.</em> 29: 1-111., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13723185 [details]
original description (of Ammocharidae Malmgren, 1867) Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 101 [details]
original description (of Ammocharidae Malmgren, 1867) Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 101 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Parapar, Julio; Mortimer, Kate; Capa, María; Moreira, Juan. (2021). On the Systematics and Biodiversity of the Palaeoannelida. <em>Diversity.</em> 13(2): 41., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/2/41
note: review of Oweniidae [details]
taxonomy source Ibrahim, Nur Fazne; Villalobos-Guerrero, Tulio F.; Idris, Izwandy. (2024). Review of Oweniidae Rioja, 1917 (Annelida, Palaeoannelida) from Malaysia, with a description of two new species and a key to South China Sea species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 46(20): 513-542., available online at http://zoosystema.com/46/20 [details] Available for editors
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status source Weigert, Anne; Bleidorn, Christoph. (2016). Current status of annelid phylogeny. <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 16(2): 345-362., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-016-0265-7
note: according to these authors "Oweniidae and Magelonidae form a monophyletic group which we name Palaeoannelida" [details]
note: review of Oweniidae [details]
taxonomy source Ibrahim, Nur Fazne; Villalobos-Guerrero, Tulio F.; Idris, Izwandy. (2024). Review of Oweniidae Rioja, 1917 (Annelida, Palaeoannelida) from Malaysia, with a description of two new species and a key to South China Sea species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 46(20): 513-542., available online at http://zoosystema.com/46/20 [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Weigert, Anne; Bleidorn, Christoph. (2016). Current status of annelid phylogeny. <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 16(2): 345-362., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-016-0265-7
note: according to these authors "Oweniidae and Magelonidae form a monophyletic group which we name Palaeoannelida" [details]
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Classification Oweniidae were included in the order Sabellida, but they are basal annelids according to molecular data. According to Weigert & Bleidorn (2016) Oweniidae and Magelonidae form a monophyletic group which they named Palaeoannelida, [details]Nomenclature Rioja (1917:40) created Oweniidae nom nov, stating that "Al ser el género Owenia el tipo de la familia, no hay razón para denominarla Ammocharidae puesto que el género Ammochares de Grube". However, Ammochares would have remained as the type of Ammocharidae, even although it is a synonym. Rioja was incorrect to replace the name for the family. Nevertheless Oweniidae is now accepted under prevailing usage. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チマキゴカイ科 | [details] |
