Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)
(Sand Mason)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLanice conchilega (Sand Mason)
SubfamilyTEREBELLINAE (a subfamily of annelids)
FamilyTEREBELLIDAE (terebellid bristleworms)
SuborderTEREBELLOMORPHA (a suborder of annelids)
OrderTEREBELLIDA (an order of polychaetes)
InfraclassCanalipalpata (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassSEDENTARIA (a subclass of annelids)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lanice conchilega (Sand Mason) :
1: Lanice conchilega (Sand Mason)
21 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
tube
Image 1: Tube - in situImage 2: Tube - in situ (2)
2: Lanice conchilega (Sand Mason)
16 Jun 2008 OSGR: TQ91 50° 60’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
tube, on sand at low tide (summer spring tide)
Image 1: Tube - close-upImage 2: Tube - close-up (2)Image 3: Tube - close-up - in sunshine
3: Lanice conchilega (Sand Mason)
16 Jul 2007 OSGR: SN69 52° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Cardigan (VC 46) Wales
empty polychaete tubes, washed up on beach
Image 1: Tubes - washed up on beachImage 2: Tube - detail - enlarged

Lanice conchilega (Sand Mason) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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