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What kind of an animal is an earth worm?
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#20066. Asked by Slimey.
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mk2norwich
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An earthworm, like any creature lacking a backbone, is an invertebrate.
Wed Jun 26 11:39:30 CDT 2002
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nina300

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Order: Haplotaxida
Suborder: Lumbricina
There are over 5,500 named species known worldwide, everywhere but polar and arid climates. They range in size from two centimeters (less than one inch) to over three meters (almost ten feet) in the Giant Gippsland Earthworm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworm
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