page_title: Echiurus echiurus
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Echiurus echiurus / Distribution
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Иллюстрация к статье Эхиуровые из энциклопедии Брокгауза и Ефрона
context_page_description: Echiurus echiurus is a species of spoon worm in the family Echiuridae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and a subspecies is found in Alaska. It burrows into soft sediment and under boulders and stones in muddy places.
context_section_description: Echiurus echiurus has a holarctic distribution, extending southwards in the Atlantic Ocean as far as the North Sea and the Kattegat, burrowing into soft sediment, often at considerable depths. A subspecies Echiurus echiurus alaskanus occurs in southeastern Alaska, its range extending from Point Barrow, Alaska to Puget Sound, Washington. This subspecies inhabits muddy deposits that accumulate around boulders and pebbles in the lower intertidal zone and the shallow subtidal zone.
caption: Echiurus
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