
ANIMATION of the snail's odyssey © Thomas Carefoot 2023

To navigate through the ODYSSEY:
- Select a TOPIC from the menu at the top of the screen
- OR: play the animation to the left
- OR: follow the snail's ODYSSEY by CLICKING on any X-marked invertebrate on the map above
Phylum Annelida (lit. “rings” L.), referring to the segmented nature of the body
Class
Family Arenicolidae (lit. “sand” L. plus “idae” denoting an animal Family), including marine worms living in sand and mud in U-shaped burrows such as Abarenicola pacifica and A. vagabunda
Family Capitellidae (lit. “head” L.), small tube-dwelling forms that deposit-feed, such as Capitella spp.
Family Maldanidae or bamboo-worms, including several large-sized, burrow-inhabiting deposit-feeders, such as Axiothella rubrocincta
Family Spionidae (lit. “sea nymph” L.), including small tube-dwelling or free-burrowing forms, that deposit-feed using palps, such as Streblospio benedicti and Polydora cornuta
Class Echiura (lit. "viper tail" G.) a small group of shallow-dwelling, suspension-feeding marine annelids that have lost their segmentation. They are included here for convenience because they live in U-shaped burrows
Family Urechidae ("tail" G.), commonly known as spoon worms or fat inkeeper worms