Annelida (Annelid Worms)
Class: Clitellata
Order: Megadrilaceae
Family: Glossoscolecidae
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Fimoscolex sporadochaetus |
Michaelsen, 1918 |
- |
- |
Brazil |
Rediscovered |
Access |
| Rhinodrilus fafner |
Michaelsen, 1918 |
Giant Brazilian earthworm |
1912 |
Minas Gerais state, Brazil |
Extinct |
Access |
Family: Megascolecidae
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Amynthas japonicus |
(Horst, 1883) |
Yamatomimizu |
1820's |
"Japan" |
Extinct1 |
Access |
| Aporodrilus mortenseni |
(Michaelsen, 1924) |
- |
1915 |
North Island, New Zealand |
"Missing" |
Access |
| Driloleirus americanus |
Smith, 1897 |
Giant Palouse earthworm |
- |
Idaho & Washington, USA |
Rediscovered |
Access |
| Driloleirus macelfreshi |
Smith, 1937 |
Oregon giant earthworm |
- |
Oregon, USA |
Rediscovered |
Access |
| Hypolimnus pedderensis |
Jamieson, 1974 |
Lake Pedder earthworm |
1971 |
Tasmania, Australia |
Extinct |
Access |
| Megascolex travancorensis bonaccordensis |
Michaelsen, 1913 |
- |
- |
Kerala state, India |
Rediscovered |
Access |
| Tokea orthostichon |
(Schmarda, 1861) |
Schmarda's worm |
1854 |
North Island, New Zealand |
Extinct |
Access |
1 Rob Blakemore, pers. comm. 15 December 2018.
Class: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Hirudinidae
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Macrobdella sestertia |
Whitman, 1886 |
New England medicinal leech |
- |
Eastern USA |
Rediscovered |
Access |
Family: Xerobdellidae
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Xerobdella lecomtei |
von Frauenfeld, 1868 |
European land leech |
2001-2005 |
Birch forests near Graz, Austria |
"Missing" |
Access |
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Eunicida
Family: Eunicidae
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Leodice laurillardi |
(Quatrefages, 1866) |
- |
- |
Europe |
Rediscovered |
Access |
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Hesionidae
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Oxydromus humesi |
Pettibone, 1961 |
- |
- |
Afro-Europe |
Rediscovered |
Access |
Family: Phyllodocidae
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Nereiphylla pusilla |
Claparède, 1870 |
- |
- |
Sicily, Italy |
Rediscovered |
Access |
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