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Drepanophorina argus Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1936

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Drepanophorina argus Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1936
Name authority
Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1936
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nemertea
Class
Hoplonemertea
Order
Polystilifera
Family
Drepanophoridae
Genus
Drepanophorina
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumNemertea
  4. classHoplonemertea Hubrecht, 1879
  5. orderPolystilifera Brinkmann, 1917
  6. suborderReptantia Brinkmann, 1917
  7. infraorderEureptantia Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1923
  8. familyDrepanophoridae Verrill, 1892
  9. genusDrepanophorina Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1936
  10. speciesDrepanophorina argus Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1936

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Drepanophorina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Drepanophorina guineensis Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1936DrepanophoridaeNemerteaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 6 records assigned to Drepanophoridae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Stiasny-Wijnhoff, G. (1936). Die Polystilifera der Siboga-expedition. Siboga-Expedition 12, pp. 1–310. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:37MWB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.