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This Annelid classification only concerns species of Western Europe; thus, non-European and fossil species are excluded. Only the classification for the species presented in this website is fully mentionned; else, if no species are referred to in this website, classification is incomplete.

Classification of West-European Annelids

Bristle worms, leeches

Class Polychaeta Grube, 1850
Order Psammodrilida
Order Scolecida
Order Nerillida
Order Spintherida
Order Phyllodocida
Suborder Aphroditiformia
Super-family Aphroditoidea Malmgren, 1867
Family Polynoidae Kinberg, 1856

Suborder Nereidiformia
Family Nereididae Johnston, 1865

Family Syllidae Grube, 1850

Suborder Phyllodociformia
Family Phyllodocidae Ørsted, 1843

Order Eunicida
Order Amphinomida Lamarck, 1818
Family Amphinomidae Savigny, 1818

Order Protodrilida
Order Sabellida
Family Sabellidae Malmgren, 1867

Family Serpulidae Savigny, 1818

Family Spirorbidae (Chamberlin, 1919) Pillai, 1970

Order Terebellida
Family Terebellidae Grube, 1850

Order Spionida
Class Oligochaeta
Order Lumbriculida
Order Moniligastrida
Order Haplotaxida
Class Hirudinea Lamarck, 1818
Subclass Branchiobdellidea
Order Branchiobdellida
Subclass Acanthobdellidea Livanow, 1905
Order Acanthobdellida
Subclass Euhirudinea Lukin, 1956
Order Rhynchobdellida Blanchard, 1894
Family Piscicolidae Johnston, 1865

Order Arhynchobdellida Blanchard, 1894