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Segmented Worms

Annelida

Annelida (Segmented Worms) is a phylum of animals. There are 20481 species of segmented worms, in 2382 genera and 171 families. This phylum has been around since the phanerozoic eon. They includes groups like Oweniidae, Peanut Worms, and Magelonidae.

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EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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530 million years ago
geographic distribution
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Mozambique
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/1036973
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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3595
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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parasite
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12806437
- Definition: organism adapted to living on or in another organism and causing harm to its host
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Segmented Worm Habitats

The environments in which many segmented worms species are known to live. Select an environment to see its segmented worms species checklist.

segmented worms Habitats

The environments in which many segmented worms species are known to live. Select an environment to see its segmented worms species checklist.

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