Malacoceros fuliginosus (Claparède, 1870)
(a spionid polychaete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalacoceros fuliginosus (a spionid polychaete)
GenusMalacoceros (a genus of annelids)
FamilySPIONIDAE (a family of polychaetes)
SuborderSPIONIFORMIA (a suborder of annelids)
OrderSPIONIDA (an order of polychaetes)
InfraclassCanalipalpata (Infraclass) (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 Malacoceros fuliginosus (a spionid polychaete) :
1: Malacoceros fuliginosus (a spionid polychaete)
23 Jan 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
paddleworm under rock in black sand
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Malacoceros fuliginosus (a spionid polychaete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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