Hadoprion cervicornis (Hinde, 1879)
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
- Hadoprion cervicornis (Hinde, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Hinde, 1879)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Eunicida
- Family
- Hadoprionidae
- Genus
- Hadoprion
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classPolychaeta Grube, 1850
- subclassErrantia Audouin & H Milne Edwards, 1832
- orderEunicida
- familyHadoprionidae Eriksson & Bergman, 1998
- genusHadoprion Eriksson & Bergman, 1998
- speciesHadoprion cervicornis (Hinde, 1879)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nereidavus alatus Eller, 1945 Eller, 1945 | synonym |
| Arabellites cervicornis Hinde, 1879 Hinde, 1879 | synonym |
| Nereidavus hamus Eller, 1942 Eller, 1942 | synonym |
| Ildraites horridus Eller, 1940 Eller, 1940 | synonym |
| Oenonites acinaces Eller, 1940 Eller, 1940 | synonym |
| Arabellites aciculatus James, 1884 James, 1884 | synonym |
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.
- Eriksson, M., & Bergman, C. F. (1998). Scolecodont systematics exemplified by the polychaete Hadoprion cervicornis (Hinde, 1879). Journal of Paleontology, 72: 477–485. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000024239 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:3J6RG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.