Priapulidae is the canonical family of priapulid worms, comprising Priapulus and Priapulosis as well as the Carboniferous genus Priapulites. [1]

Priapulids are cylindrical worm-like animals, ranging from 0.2 to 0.3 [13] to 39 centimetres [14] (0.08–0.12 to 15.35 in) long, with a median anterior mouth quite devoid of any armature or …

Priapulid, (phylum Priapulida), any of some 15 species of predatory, marine, mud-inhabiting, unsegmented worms. Once considered a class of the former phylum Aschelminthes or placed …

Sixteen living and approximately 14 fossil priapulans are known. The living species are generally classified into three families. The body of a priapulan is divided into three parts—introvert, …

Mar 1, 2004 · Two Early Cambrian priapulids, namely Xiaoheiqingella peculiaris and Yunnanpriapulus halteroformis nov. gen., nov. sp. from the Maotianshan Shale Lagerstätte of …

Mar 3, 2020 · They are a small class (about 22 species known to scientists) of normally small, worm like animals. They range in length from 0.5 mm for species of Tubuluchus, to around …

When priapulans move, the fluid moves around in the body cavity and serves the functions of circulation, waste removal, and respiration. The tail is continuous with the body cavity of the …

World List of Priapulida. Priapulidae Gosse, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101078 on 2025-03-25. …

Priapulida (pri´a-pyu´li-da) (Gr. priapos, phallus, + ida, pl. suffix) are a small group (only 18 species) of marine worms found chiefly in colder waters of both hemispheres. They have been …

Jan 1, 2014 · Most priapulids are carniverous, capturing sluggish polychaetes and other slow-moving invertebrates with the barbs around the mouth. Some can tolerate great salinity …