Echiuridae

Echiuridae is a family of spoon worms in the suborder Echiurida. It is a monotypic family, the only genus being Echiurus. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.

Echiuridae
Worms: E echiurus is at centre left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Subclass:	Echiura
Order:	Echiuroidea
Suborder:	Echiurida
Family:	Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847[1]
Genus:	Echiurus Guérin-Méneville, 1831[2]
Species
Echiurus abyssalis Echiurus antarcticus Echiurus echiurus Echiurus sitchaensis

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species in the genus:-^[2]

• Echiurus abyssalis Skorikow, 1906
• Echiurus antarcticus Spengel, 1912
• Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1766)
• Echiurus sitchaensis Brandt, 1835