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Vermetus Daudin, 1800

138652  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138652)

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Genus
Vermetus (Casimiria) Cossmann, 1899 † · alternative representation
Vermetus (Elliptovermetus) Cossmann & Peyrot, 1922 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Vermetus adansonii Daudin, 1800
  2. Species Vermetus afer (Gmelin, 1791)
  3. Species Vermetus annulus L. Rousseau, 1843
  4. Species Vermetus balanitintinnabuli Mörch, 1862
  5. Species Vermetus bieleri Scuderi, Swinnen & Templado, 2017
  6. Species Vermetus biperforatus Bieler, T. M. Collins, Golding & Rawlings, 2019
  7. Species Vermetus carinatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  8. Species Vermetus corrugatus Thiele, 1925 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, non Cossmann, 1888)
  9. Species Vermetus dentiferus L. Rousseau, 1844
  10. Species Vermetus enderi Schiaparelli, 2000
  11. Species Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831)
  12. Species Vermetus luglii Scuderi, 2025
  13. Species Vermetus periscopium Barnard, 1963
  14. Species Vermetus reticulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  15. Species Vermetus sansibaricus Thiele, 1925
  16. Species Vermetus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  17. Species Vermetus triquetrus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832
  18. Species Vermetus turonius L. Rousseau, 1844
  19. Species Vermetus vitreus Kuroda & T. Habe, 1972
  20. Species Vermetus annulatus Yokoyama, 1924 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, junior primary homonym, name permanently invalid)
  21. Species Vermetus brasiliensis L. Rousseau, 1844 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  22. Species Vermetus conicus (Dillwyn, 1817) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  23. Species Vermetus corneus Forbes, 1844 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  24. Species Vermetus elegans Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  25. Species Vermetus eruca (Lamarck, 1818) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  26. Species Vermetus imbricatus Pallary, 1938 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, junior primary homonym, name permanently invalid)
  27. Species Vermetus intestinalis (Gmelin, 1791) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  28. Species Vermetus irregularis A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  29. Species Vermetus jonicus Danilo & Sandri, 1856 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  30. Species Vermetus lyngbyanus Mörch, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  31. Species Vermetus poritis L. Rousseau, 1844 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  32. Species Vermetus quoyi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  33. Species Vermetus reticulatus (Rees, 1808) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  34. Species Vermetus rietensis W. H. Turton, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  35. Species Vermetus rumphii Blainville, 1828 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  36. Species Vermetus rupestris (Risso, 1826) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  37. Species Vermetus scaber (Gravenhorst, 1831) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  38. Species Vermetus simulans Monterosato, 1892 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  39. Species Vermetus turcicus Thiele, 1925 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  40. Species Vermetus turritella L. Rousseau, 1845 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  41. Subgenus Vermetus (Bivonia) J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Dendropoma Mörch, 1861 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Vermetus (Bivonia) granulata (Gravenhorst, 1831) accepted as Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Vermetus (Bivonia) gregarius Monterosato, 1892 accepted as Vermetus triquetrus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 (synonym)
  42. Subgenus Vermetus (Dendropoma) Mörch, 1861 accepted as Dendropoma Mörch, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Vermetus (Dendropoma) tholia (Keen & J. E. Morton, 1960) accepted as Dendropoma tholia Keen & J. E. Morton, 1960
  43. Subgenus Vermetus (Lemintina) Risso, 1826 accepted as Lemintina Risso, 1826
    1. Species Vermetus (Lemintina) arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Subgenus Vermetus (Petaloconchus) H. C. Lea, 1843 accepted as Petaloconchus H. C. Lea, 1843
    1. Species Vermetus (Petaloconchus) corrugatus Thiele, 1925 accepted as Vermetus corrugatus Thiele, 1925 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Subgenus Vermetus (Segmentella) Thiele, 1925 accepted as Caporbis Bartsch, 1915 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Vermetus (Segmentella) agulhasensis Thiele, 1925 accepted as Caporbis agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  46. Subgenus Vermetus (Spiroglyphus) Daudin, 1800 accepted as Spiroglyphus Daudin, 1800 (invalid: on Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology)
    1. Species Vermetus (Spiroglyphus) andamanicus Prashad & H. S. Rao, 1933 accepted as Dendropoma andamanicum (Prashad & H. S. Rao, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Subgenus Vermetus (Thylaeodus) Mörch, 1860 accepted as Thylaeodus Mörch, 1860 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Vermetus (Thylaeodus) enderi Schiaparelli, 2000 represented as Vermetus enderi Schiaparelli, 2000
  48. Subgenus Vermetus (Vermicularia) Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Vermicularia Lamarck, 1799 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Vermetus africanus (Bartsch, 1915) accepted as Caporbis africanus Bartsch, 1915
    2. Species Vermetus agulhasensis Thiele, 1925 accepted as Caporbis agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Vermetus alii M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972 accepted as Eualetes tulipa (L. Rousseau, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Vermetus angulatus L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Eualetes tulipa (L. Rousseau, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Vermetus anguliferus Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Dendropoma anguliferum (Monterosato, 1878) (original combination)
    6. Species Vermetus annulatus O. G. Costa, 1861 accepted as Filogranula annulata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (original combination)
    7. Species Vermetus arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    8. Species Vermetus ater L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Thylacodes colubrinus (Röding, 1798)
    9. Species Vermetus bicarinatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) accepted as Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817)
    10. Species Vermetus bicarinatus Deshayes, 1843 accepted as Vermicularia spirata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    11. Species Vermetus bricarinatus [sic] accepted as Vermetus bicarinatus Deshayes, 1843 accepted as Vermicularia spirata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    12. Species Vermetus calyculatus O. G. Costa, 1861 accepted as Filogranula calyculata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (original combination)
    13. Species Vermetus capensis Thiele, 1925 accepted as Thylacodes capensis (Thiele, 1925) (original combination)
    14. Species Vermetus cariniferus J. E. Gray, 1843 accepted as Spirobranchus cariniferus (Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    15. Species Vermetus centiquadrus Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Eualetes centiquadrus (Valenciennes, 1846) (original combination)
    16. Species Vermetus compactus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Petaloconchus compactus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (recombination)
    17. Species Vermetus contortus (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Thylaeodus contortus (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
    18. Species Vermetus corallinaceus Tomlin, 1939 accepted as Dendropoma corallinaceum (Tomlin, 1939) (original combination)
    19. Species Vermetus corrodens A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Dendropoma corrodens (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (original combination)
    20. Species Vermetus costalis L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Vermicularia costalis (L. Rousseau, 1844) (original combination)
    21. Species Vermetus cristatus Biondi, 1859 sensu Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 accepted as Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831) (misapplication)
    22. Species Vermetus cristatus Biondi-Giunti, 1859 accepted as Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi-Giunti, 1859) (original combination)
    23. Species Vermetus cyclicus R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Ctiloceras cyclicum (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    24. Species Vermetus decussatus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Thylacodes decussatus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    25. Species Vermetus dentifer [sic] accepted as Thylacodes dentiferus (Lamarck, 1818) (misspelling)
    26. Species Vermetus eburneus Reeve, 1842 accepted as Vermicularia pellucida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    27. Species Vermetus effusus Valenciennes, 1844 accepted as Eualetes tulipa (L. Rousseau, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    28. Species Vermetus erectus Dall, 1888 accepted as Petaloconchus erectus (Dall, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    29. Species Vermetus erroneus Monterosato, 1889 accepted as Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831)
    30. Species Vermetus fewkesi L. G. Yates, 1890 accepted as Vermicularia pellucida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    31. Species Vermetus formosus W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Caporbis formosus (W. H. Turton, 1932) (original combination)
    32. Species Vermetus franciscanus Thiele, 1925 accepted as Siliquariidae incertae sedis franciscanus (Thiele, 1925) (original combination)
    33. Species Vermetus giganteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Ceraesignum maximum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (subjective synonym)
    34. Species Vermetus gigas Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    35. Species Vermetus glomeratus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 accepted as Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884) accepted as Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi-Giunti, 1859) (original combination; secondary homonym)
    36. Species Vermetus grandis J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Thylacodes grandis (J. E. Gray, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    37. Species Vermetus gregarius Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Vermetus triquetrus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832
    38. Species Vermetus hindsii J. E. Gray, 1850 accepted as Vermicularia hindsii (J. E. Gray, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    39. Species Vermetus horridus Monterosato, 1892 accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    40. Species Vermetus imbricatus Dunker, 1860 accepted as Thylacodes adamsii (Mörch, 1859) (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not Sandberger, 1859)
    41. Species Vermetus indentatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Thylaeodus indentatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    42. Species Vermetus indicus Daudin, 1800 accepted as Pomatoceros indicus (Daudin, 1800) (original combination)
    43. Species Vermetus indicus L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Vermicularia spirata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid: junior primary homonym of Vermetus indicus Daudin, 1800)
    44. Species Vermetus inopertus Leuckart, 1830 accepted as Thylacodes inopertus (Leuckart, 1830) (original combination)
    45. Species Vermetus intortus Weinkauff, 1868 accepted as Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    46. Species Vermetus knorrii Deshayes, 1843 accepted as Vermicularia lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    47. Species Vermetus lilacinus Mörch, 1862 accepted as Petaloconchus lilacinus (Mörch, 1862) (original combination)
    48. Species Vermetus lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Vermicularia lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
    49. Species Vermetus margaritaceus L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Thylacodes margaritaceus (L. Rousseau, 1844) (original combination)
    50. Species Vermetus margaritarum Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Thylacodes margaritaceus (L. Rousseau, 1844) (objective synonym)
    51. Species Vermetus masier Deshayes, 1843 accepted as Thylacodes masier (Deshayes, 1843) (original combination)
    52. Species Vermetus mutabilis O. G. Costa, 1861 accepted as Filogranula calyculata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (original combination)
    53. Species Vermetus natalensis (Mörch, 1862) accepted as Thylacodes natalensis Mörch, 1862
    54. Species Vermetus nodosorugosus Lischke, 1869 accepted as Thylacodes nodosorugosus (Lischke, 1869) (original combination)
    55. Species Vermetus novaehollandiae L. Rousseau, 1843 accepted as Thylacodes novaehollandiae (L. Rousseau, 1843) (original combination)
    56. Species Vermetus pachylasma Mörch, 1862 accepted as Petaloconchus pachylasma (Mörch, 1862) (original combination)
    57. Species Vermetus panamensis L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Eualetes tulipa (L. Rousseau, 1843) (subjective synonym)
    58. Species Vermetus panormitanus De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884) accepted as Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi-Giunti, 1859)
    59. Species Vermetus pellucidus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Vermicularia pellucida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (original combination)
    60. Species Vermetus peronii L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Thylacodes peronii (L. Rousseau, 1844) (original combination)
    61. Species Vermetus peronii Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Eualetes centiquadrus (Valenciennes, 1846) (junior primary homonym)
    62. Species Vermetus planorbis Dunker, 1860 accepted as Dendropoma planorbis (Dunker, 1860) (original combination)
    63. Species Vermetus polyphragma (Sasso, 1827) accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    64. Species Vermetus porosus Daudin, 1800 accepted as Placostegus porosus (Daudin, 1800) (original combination)
    65. Species Vermetus quadrangulus R. A. Philippi, 1848 accepted as Vermicularia spirata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    66. Species Vermetus quincunx Barnard, 1963 accepted as Stephopoma quincunx (Barnard, 1963) (original combination)
    67. Species Vermetus quinquecostatus Daudin, 1800 accepted as Spirobranchus lima (Grube, 1862) (original combination; subjective synonym; nomen oblitum)
    68. Species Vermetus radicula W. Stimpson, 1851 accepted as Vermicularia spirata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    69. Species Vermetus roseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Stephopoma roseum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (original combination)
    70. Species Vermetus roussaei Vaillant, 1871 accepted as Thylacodes roussaei (Vaillant, 1871) (original combination)
    71. Species Vermetus rugulosus Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Thylaeodus rugulosus (Monterosato, 1878) (original combination)
    72. Species Vermetus scopulosus Monterosato, 1892 accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    73. Species Vermetus seguenzianus Aradas & Benoit, 1874 accepted as Thylaeodus semisurrectus (Bivona e Bernardi, 1832)
    74. Species Vermetus selectus Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    75. Species Vermetus semisurrectus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 accepted as Thylaeodus semisurrectus (Bivona e Bernardi, 1832) (original combination)
    76. Species Vermetus sipho L. Rousseau, 1844 accepted as Vermetus roussaei Vaillant, 1871 accepted as Thylacodes roussaei (Vaillant, 1871) (secondary homonym, replaced)
    77. Species Vermetus spinulosus Thiele, 1925 accepted as Siliquariidae incertae sedis spinulosus (Thiele, 1925) (original combination)
    78. Species Vermetus spiratus R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Vermicularia spirata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    79. Species Vermetus spirintortus Monterosato, 1892 accepted as Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831)
    80. Species Vermetus subcancellatus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 accepted as Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    81. Species Vermetus tenuis L. Rousseau, 1843 accepted as Vermicularia tenuis (L. Rousseau, 1843) (original combination)
    82. Species Vermetus tokyoensis Pilsbry, 1895 accepted as Petaloconchus tokyoensis (Pilsbry, 1895) (original combination)
    83. Species Vermetus tridentatus Daudin, 1800 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779) (original combination)
    84. Species Vermetus tripsycha Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 accepted as Tripsycha tripsycha (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) (original combination)
    85. Species Vermetus triqueter [sic] accepted as Vermetus triquetrus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 (misspelling of Vermetus triquetrus Bivona Ant., 1832)
    86. Species Vermetus tulipa L. Rousseau, 1843 accepted as Eualetes tulipa (L. Rousseau, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    87. Species Vermetus varians A. d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Petaloconchus varians (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) (original combination)
    88. Species Vermetus verrucosus Monterosato, 1892 accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    89. Species Vermetus zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Thylacodes zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (superseded combination)
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    Daudin, François Marie. (1800). Receuil de mémoires et de notes sur des espèces inédites ou peu connues de Mollusques, de vers et de zoophytes. xviii & 19-50. Fuchs & Treuttel et Wurtz. Paris., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96153
    page(s): 34 [details] 
    Note Type species, by Linnaean tautonymy, Vermetus...  
    Type species Type species, by Linnaean tautonymy, Vermetus adansonii Daudin, 1800 (based on "Le Vermet" of Adanson, 1757: 160; see Keen 1961: 186–188). Early authors incorrectly listed Serpula lumbricalis as type species. [details]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Vermetus Daudin, 1800. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138652 on 2026-06-14
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    Nomenclature

    original description Daudin, François Marie. (1800). Receuil de mémoires et de notes sur des espèces inédites ou peu connues de Mollusques, de vers et de zoophytes. xviii & 19-50. Fuchs & Treuttel et Wurtz. Paris., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96153
    page(s): 34 [details] 

    original description (of Vermetus (Casimiria) Cossmann, 1899 †) Cossmann, M. (1899). Mollusques éocèniques de la Loire-inférieure. Tome 2e. Premier fascicule. <em>Bulletin de la Société des Sciences naturelles de l'Ouest de la France.</em> 9(4): 307-360, pl. 23-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5857655
    page(s): 312; note: name attributed by Cossmann to Vasseur [details] 

    original description (of Vermetus (Elliptovermetus) Cossmann & Peyrot, 1922 †) Cossmann M. & Peyrot A. (1922). Conchologie Néogénique de l'Aquitaine. Suite. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> Volume 73, pp. 5-321, pls 1-7. [Date after Lozouet & Lesport, 1994]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31662051
    page(s): 69 [details] 

    basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

    Other

    additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

    additional source Keen, M. (1961). A proposed reclassification of the gastropod family Vermetidae. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology).</em> 7(3): 183-213, pls. 54-55 [February]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27756384
    page(s): 186, 187 [details] 

    additional source Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2948: 1-103., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02948p103.pdf
    page(s): 21 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

     
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    Type species Type species, by Linnaean tautonymy, Vermetus adansonii Daudin, 1800 (based on "Le Vermet" of Adanson, 1757: 160; see Keen 1961: 186–188). Early authors incorrectly listed Serpula lumbricalis as type species. [details]
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