Scolecida

Scolecida
Capitella capitata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Infraclass: Scolecida
Families
Aeolosomatidae
Arenicolidae
Capitellidae
Cossuridae
Maldanidae
Opheliidae
Orbiniidae
Paraonidae
Parergodrilidae
Potamodrilidae
Psammodrilidae
Questidae
Scalibregmatidae

Scolecida is an infraclass of polychaete worms. Scolecids are mostly unselective deposit feeders on marine detritus.

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