Hartman, 1942
Description:
Prostomium conical, rounded or truncate, without appendages.
Peristomium a complete ring without appendages or chaetae.
First segment similar to following segments with similar parapodia.
Parapodia biramous, with well-developed lobes, shifting to the dorsal side.
Aciculae present in posterior parapodia. No dorsal or ventral cirri.
Chaetae variously ornamented capillaries and spines.
Pygidium with two or more cirri.
After: Fauchald and Rouse, 1997.
For identification to species level, jump to the Picture key: Page 119: Orbiniidae
The following taxa of this subfamily occur in the region:
Genus Naineris
Genus Orbinia
Genus Scoloplos
Naineris quadricuspida
Orbinia armandi
Orbinia kupfferi
Orbinia latreillii
Orbinia norvegica
Orbinia sertulata
Scoloplos armiger