Echiurus echiurus
| Echiurus echiurus | |
|---|---|
| Worms: E echiurus is at centre left | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Subclass: | Echiura |
| Order: | Echiuroidea |
| Family: | Echiuridae |
| Genus: | Echiurus |
| Species: | E. echiurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echiurus echiurus is a species of spoon worm in the family Echiuridae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and a subspecies is found in Alaska. It burrows into soft sediment and under boulders and stones in muddy places.