Filospermoidea
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Phylum:Gnathostomulida
Order:Filospermoidea
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Gnathostomulida |
| Order: | Filospermoidea |
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Filospermoidea is an order within the phylum Gnathostomulida.[1][2][3] Filospermoids are generally longer than gnathostomulids in the order Bursovaginoidea, and have an elongate rostrum.[4] It lives in North America, off the coasts of the southern United States and the Caribbean, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as in southeastern Denmark.[5]