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Serpula Linnaeus, 1758
129580 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129580)
accepted
Genus
Serpulus Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (objective synonym)
- Species Serpula bicarinata G.B. Sowerby II, 1839 accepted as Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817) (subjective synonym)
- Species Serpula colubrina Röding, 1798 accepted as Thylacodes colubrinus (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
- Species Serpula conica Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Vermetus conicus (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Species Serpula cornucopiae Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) (transfer to other genus and phylum)
- Species Serpula fuscata Sowerby, 1825 accepted as Thylacodes colubrinus (Röding, 1798) (subjective synonym)
- Species Serpula goreensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis goreensis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Serpula granifera Say, 1824 † accepted as Serpulorbis granifera (Say, 1824) † accepted as Thylacodes granifera (Say, 1824) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Mollusca, not an annelid)
- Species Serpula intestinalis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetus intestinalis (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
- Species Serpula intorta Lamarck, 1818 † accepted as Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) † (superseded original combination, and transfer to Mollusca)
- Species Serpula lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Vermicularia lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Serpula nebulosa Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817) (original combination)
- Species Serpula ocrea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Serpulorbis colubrinus (Röding, 1798) accepted as Thylacodes colubrinus (Röding, 1798) (subjective synonym)
- Species Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1846 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis panamensis (Chenu, 1846) (original combination)
- Species Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Kuphus polythalamius (Linnaeus, 1767) (superseded original combination (not an annelid))
- Species Serpula tortuosa [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Vermicularia tortuosa ([Lightfoot], 1786) (available by indication, superseded original combination, a mollusc not an annelid)
- Species Serpula turboides Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847 accepted as Siphonium gaederopi Mörch, 1861 accepted as Dendropoma gaederopi (Mörch, 1861) (tentative subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 786 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Serpulus Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 1810: 26-28 [details]
additional source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 93 [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
subsequent type designation Heppell, David 1963. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta). Proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers and relevant proposals. Z.N.(S.) 1606. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(6): 443-446., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221788 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN 1966. Opinion 767. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta): designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 23(1): 29–30, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12222830
page(s): 29 [details]
page(s): 786 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Serpulus Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 1810: 26-28 [details]
additional source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 93 [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
subsequent type designation Heppell, David 1963. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta). Proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers and relevant proposals. Z.N.(S.) 1606. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(6): 443-446., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221788 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN 1966. Opinion 767. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta): designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 23(1): 29–30, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12222830
page(s): 29 [details]




Link to Linnaeus' collection with images of his Serpula specimens Note: None of the Linnaeus collection Serpula are polychaetes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpula)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpula)
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To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 1255 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Serpula Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8068215)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpula)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpula)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 1255 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Serpula Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8068215)
To ITIS