Argonemertes dendyi (Dakin, 1915)
(a terrestrial smiling worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArgonemertes dendyi (a terrestrial smiling worm)
FamilyPROSORHOCHMIDAE (smiling worms)
SuborderEUMONOSTILIFERA (a suborder of ribbon worm (Nemerteans))
OrderMONOSTILIFERA (a suborder of ribbon worms)
SubclassHOPLONEMERTEA (an order of ribbon worms)
ClassENOPLA (a class of ribbon worms)
PhylumNEMERTEA (proboscis worms, ribbon worms)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the field() Jones H.D. 2003 Land flatworms and nemertines in Cornwall Kovadha Kernow Vol 7: 3-5.

Argonemertes dendyi (a terrestrial smiling worm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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