PROSORHOCHMIDAE
(smiling worms)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Argonemertes dendyi
a terrestrial smiling worm
Species 1 ident. refs
Prosorhochmus claparedii
a smiling worm
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 		Species 42 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPROSORHOCHMIDAE (smiling worms)
SuborderEUMONOSTILIFERA (a suborder of ribbon worm (Nemerteans))
OrderMONOSTILIFERA (a suborder of ribbon worms)
SubclassHOPLONEMERTEA (an order of ribbon worms)
ClassENOPLA (a class of ribbon worms)
PhylumNEMERTEA (proboscis worms, ribbon worms)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

PROSORHOCHMIDAE (smiling worms) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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