Polychaeta taxon details

Serpula Linnaeus, 1758

129580  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129580)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Sabellida (Order)
  8. Serpulidae (Family)
  9. Serpulinae (Subfamily)
  10. Serpulini (Tribe)
  11. Serpula (Genus)
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Genus
Antalium Guettard, 1770 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Crinoserpula Uchida, 1978 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Dipomatus Ehlers, 1913 · unaccepted (subjective synonym, juvenile)
Paraserpula Southward, 1963 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Protoserpula Uchida, 1978 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Semiserpula Imajima, 1979 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym,...)  
junior subjective synonym, moreover preoccupied by Semiserpula Wetzel, 1957
Serpulites Blumenbach, 1803 † · unaccepted (unavailable (Art. 20) subjective...)  
unavailable (Art. 20) subjective synonym
Serpulus Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (objective synonym)
Zopyrus Kinberg, 1867 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Subgenus Serpula (Eupomatus)
    1. Species Serpula (Eupomatus) albiceps Grube, 1870 accepted as Hydroides albiceps (Grube, 1870) (superseded original combination)
    2. Species Serpula (Eupomatus) boltoni Baird, 1864 accepted as Galeolaria hystrix Mörch, 1863 (superseded subsequent combination of subjective synonym)
    3. Species Serpula (Eupomatus) heterocerus Grube, 1868 [original] accepted as Hydroides heterocera (Grube, 1868) (superseded original combination)
    4. Species Serpula (Eupomatus) pectinata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Hydroides pectinata (Philippi, 1844) (superseded subsequent combination)
    5. Species Serpula (Eupomatus) reversa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Serpula reversa Montagu, 1803 (superseded subsequent combination, genus unchanged)
    6. Species Serpula (Eupomatus) uncinata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Hydroides uncinata (Phillipi, 1844) (superseded subsequent combination of taxon inquirendum)
  2. Subgenus Serpula (Galeolaria)
    1. Species Serpula (Galeolaria) caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 (superseded subsequent combination)
    2. Species Serpula (Galeolaria) cespitosa [auct. lapsus] accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 (misspelling of 'caespitosa')
    3. Species Serpula (Galeolaria) gigantea (Pallas, 1776) accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) (superseded recombination)
  3. Subgenus Serpula (Hydroides)
    1. Species Serpula (Hydroides) diplochone Grube, 1878 accepted as Hydroides diplochone (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
    2. Species Serpula (Hydroides) elegans Haswell, 1883 accepted as Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883) [nomen protectum] (superseded original combination)
    3. Species Serpula (Hydroides) lunulifera (Claparède, 1870) accepted as Hydroides dirampha Mörch, 1863 (subjective synonym)
    4. Species Serpula (Hydroides) monoceros Gravier, 1906 accepted as Hydroides minax (Grube, 1878) (subjective synonym)
    5. Species Serpula (Hydroides) multispinosa (Marenzeller, 1885) accepted as Hydroides multispinosa Marenzeller, 1884 [original] (superseded subsequent combination)
    6. Species Serpula (Hydroides) norvegica (Gunnerus, 1768) accepted as Hydroides norvegica Gunnerus, 1768 (superseded subsequent combination)
    7. Species Serpula (Hydroides) uncinata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Hydroides uncinata (Phillipi, 1844) (superseded subsequent combination of taxon inquirendum)
    8. Species Serpula (Hydroides) uncinata non Philippi, sensu Gravier, 1906 accepted as Hydroides heterocera (Grube, 1868) (misidentification as 'uncinata')
  4. Subgenus Serpula (Omasaria)
    1. Species Serpula (Omasaria) klaumanni Lommerzheim, 1979 †
    2. Species Serpula (Omasaria) pulchella Lommerzheim, 1979 †
    3. Species Serpula (Omasaria) verrucosa Lommerzheim, 1979 †
  5. Subgenus Serpula (Paraserpula)
    1. Species Serpula (Paraserpula) israelitica Amoureux, 1977 accepted as Serpula israelitica Amoureux, 1977 (superseded original combination)
    2. Species Serpula (Paraserpula) sinica Wu, Sun & Chen, 1979 accepted as Serpula sinica Wu, Sun & Chen, 1979
  6. Subgenus Serpula (Placostegus)
    1. Species Serpula (Placostegus) lima Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus lima (Grube, 1862) (superseded original combination)
    2. Species Serpula (Placostegus) tricuspidata Sowerby, 1825 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779) (subjective synonym)
  7. Subgenus Serpula (Pomatoceros)
    1. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) armata Fleming, 1825 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
    2. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) corniculata Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862) (superseded original combination)
    3. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) crucigera Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus cruciger (Grube, 1862) accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862) (superseded original combination)
    4. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) dysteri Johnston, 1865 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
    5. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) luzonica Grube, 1881 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862) (subjective synonym)
    6. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) multicornis Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus multicornis (Grube, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
    7. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) tricornis Grube, 1881 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
    8. Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) tricuspis Philippi, 1844 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
  8. Subgenus Serpula (Vermilia)
    1. Species Serpula (Vermilia) bicarinata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
    2. Subspecies Serpula (Vermilia) clavigera Philippi, 1844 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
    3. Subspecies Serpula (Vermilia) conica Fleming, 1825 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
    4. Species Serpula (Vermilia) galeata Grube, 1860 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
    5. Species Serpula (Vermilia) macropus J. de C. Sowerby, 1828 † accepted as Pyrgopolon (Septenaria) macropus (J. de C. Sowerby, 1828) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
    6. Subspecies Serpula (Vermilia) serrula Stimpson, 1854 accepted as Chitinopoma serrula (Stimpson, 1853) (superseded original combination)
    7. Species Serpula (Vermilia) subcrenata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Vermilia subcrenata Lamarck, 1818 (alternate representation)
    8. Species Serpula (Vermilia) sulcata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † accepted as Eoplacostegus sulcatus (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination of unreplaced junior homonym)
  9. Species Serpula alicecooperi Kočí, Milàn, Jakobsen & Bashforth, 2024 †
  10. Species Serpula amplilobata Pillai, 2009
  11. Species Serpula barbata Morton, 1834 †
  12. Species Serpula bardensis von Hagenow, 1840 †
  13. Species Serpula batequensis Squires & Demetrion, 1992 †
  14. Species Serpula bilaqueata Boettger, 1907 †
  15. Species Serpula calannai Sanfilippo, Rosso, Reitano, Viola & Insacco, 2018 †
  16. Species Serpula carinella J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
  17. Species Serpula caudata von Hagenow, 1840 †
  18. Species Serpula cavernicola Fassari & Mollica, 1991
  19. Species Serpula circularis Weller, 1907 †
  20. Species Serpula clientela Lommerzheim, 1979 †
  21. Species Serpula coacervata (Blumenbach, 1803) †
  22. Species Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901
  23. Species Serpula compressa J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
  24. Species Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
  25. Species Serpula constrictor Winkler, 1861 †
  26. Species Serpula cragini Twenhofel, 1924 †
  27. Species Serpula crenata (Ehlers, 1908)
  28. Species Serpula cristata Lamarck, 1818 †
  29. Species Serpula distefanoi Sanfilippo, Rosso, Reitano & Insacco, 2017 †
  30. Species Serpula fuchsii Rovereto, 1895 †
  31. Species Serpula geophiloides Boettger, 1907 †
  32. Species Serpula granulosa von Hagenow, 1840 †
  33. Species Serpula granulosa Marenzeller, 1884
  34. Species Serpula gyrolithiformis Voigt & Lafrenz, 1973 †
  35. Species Serpula habrogramma Gabb, 1860 †
  36. Species Serpula hartmanae Reish, 1968
  37. Species Serpula helicalis Beus, 1980 †
  38. Species Serpula heptagona von Hagenow, 1840 †
  39. Species Serpula hexicarinata McCoy, 1844 †
  40. Species Serpula implicata von Hagenow, 1840 †
  41. Species Serpula indica Parab & Gaikwad, 1989
  42. Species Serpula israelitica Amoureux, 1977
  43. Species Serpula japonica Imajima, 1979
  44. Species Serpula jukesii Baird, 1864
  45. Species Serpula knoopi Wollemann, 1899 †
  46. Species Serpula leonhardi Reuss, 1845 †
  47. Species Serpula lobiancoi Rioja, 1917
  48. Species Serpula longituba (Imajima, 1979)
  49. Species Serpula madrigalae Bastida-Zavala, 2012
  50. Species Serpula maeandra von Hagenow, 1840 †
  51. Species Serpula maeandrica Schmidt, 1955 †
  52. Species Serpula nanhaiensis (Sun & Yang, 2001)
  53. Species Serpula narconensis Baird, 1864
  54. Species Serpula nudiradiata Pillai, 2009
  55. Species Serpula ortomanni Rovereto, 1904 †
  56. Species Serpula oshimae Imajima & ten Hove, 1984
  57. Species Serpula prisca Sanfilippo, Rosso, Reitano, Viola & Insacco, 2018 †
  58. Species Serpula quadrata Lommerzheim, 1979 †
  59. Species Serpula rauca Ziegler, 1984 †
  60. Species Serpula rubens Straughan, 1967
  61. Species Serpula scalaris McCoy, 1844 †
  62. Species Serpula sergipensis Beurlen, 1965 †
  63. Species Serpula sinica Wu, Sun & Chen, 1979
  64. Species Serpula sitapurensis Chiplonkar & Ghare, 1976 †
  65. Species Serpula tenuis J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
  66. Species Serpula tetratropia Imajima & ten Hove, 1984
  67. Species Serpula texana Giebel, 1853 †
  68. Species Serpula texana Gabb, 1860 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, preoccupied in Serpula by Giebel, 1853)
  69. Species Serpula toilliezi Nyst & Le Hon, 1862 †
  70. Species Serpula triangulata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
  71. Species Serpula trigonalis Gardner, 1916 †
  72. Species Serpula trochiformis von Hagenow, 1840 †
  73. Species Serpula umbilicata von Hagenow, 1840 †
  74. Species Serpula uschakovi Kupriyanova, 1999
  75. Species Serpula vasifera Haswell, 1885
  76. Species Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
  77. Species Serpula vertebralis J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
  78. Species Serpula vittata Augener, 1914
  79. Species Serpula vossae Bastida-Zavala, 2012
  80. Species Serpula watsoni Willey, 1905
  81. Species Serpula whitfieldi Weller, 1907 †
  82. Species Serpula willeyi Pillai, 1971
  83. Species Serpula zelandica Baird, 1864
  84. Subgenus Serpula (Crucigera) Benedict, 1887 accepted as Crucigera Benedict, 1887 (superseded as subsequent rank reduced to subgenus)
    1. Species Serpula (Crucigera) websteri Benedict, 1887 accepted as Crucigera websteri Benedict, 1887 (subgenus not recognised any longer)
    2. Species Serpula (Crucigera) zygophora Johnson, 1901 accepted as Crucigera zygophora (Johnson, 1901)
  85. Subgenus Serpula (Cymospira) Blainville, 1828 accepted as Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 (subjective synonym)
    1. Species Serpula (Cymospira) gigantea Pallas, 1766 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) (superseded subgenus combination)
    2. Species Serpula (Cymospira) stellata (Abildgaard, 1789) accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard, 1789) (superseded recombination)
  86. Subgenus Serpula (Helena) Castelnau, 1842 accepted as Protula Risso, 1826
    1. Species Serpula (Helena) graeca Brullé, 1836 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818) (subjective synonym)
  87. Subgenus Serpula (Pentaserpula) Parsch, 1956 † accepted as Genicularia Quenstedt, 1857 †
  88. Subgenus Serpula (Pomatostegus) accepted as Pomatostegus Schmarda, 1861 (unjustified subgenus)
    1. Species Serpula (Pomatostegus) actinoceras Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pomatostegus actinoceras Mörch, 1863 (superseded original combination)
    2. Species Serpula (Pomatostegus) sanguinea Grube, 1870 accepted as Pomatostegus actinoceras Mörch, 1863 (subjective junior synonym)
  89. Subgenus Serpula (Sclerostyla) Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pyrgopolon de Montfort, 1808 (junior synonym)
    1. Species Serpula (Sclerostyla) trochoides (Nyst, 1843) in Mörch, 1863 †
    2. Species Serpula (Sclerostyla) crassa J. Sowerby, 1813 † accepted as Pyrgopolon crassum (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination with subgeneric assignement)
    3. Species Serpula (Sclerostyla) ctenactis Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pyrgopolon ctenactis (Mörch, 1863) (superseded original combination)
  90. Subgenus Serpula (Serpula) Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Serpula Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Serpula (Serpula) aspera Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
    2. Species Serpula (Serpula) contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Serpula contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 (disused nominal subgenus)
    3. Species Serpula (Serpula) pallida Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
  91. Subgenus Serpula (Spiramella) accepted as Protula Risso, 1826
    1. Species Serpula (Spiramella) bispiralis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Protula bispiralis (Savigny, 1822) (superseded original combination)
  92. Subgenus Serpula (Spirorbis) Daudin, 1800 accepted as Spirorbis Daudin, 1800 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination, subgeneric rank)
    1. Species Serpula (Spirorbis) granulata J. de C. Sowerby, 1828 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  93. Species Serpula actinoceros (Mörch, 1863) accepted as Pomatostegus actinoceras Mörch, 1863 (superseded recombination)
  94. Species Serpula afra Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetus afer (Gmelin, 1791)
  95. Species Serpula ampullacea J. de C. Sowerby, 1828 † accepted as Neovermilia ampullacea (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  96. Species Serpula anguina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tenagodus anguinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  97. Species Serpula annularis Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Siliquariidae incertae sedis annularis (Dillwyn, 1817)
  98. Species Serpula antiguata [auct. misspelling for 'antiquata'] † accepted as Parsimonia antiquata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, lapsus calami for intended S. antiquata in Ziegler, 1984)
  99. Species Serpula antiquata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † accepted as Parsimonia antiquata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  100. Species Serpula aquaria Burrow, 1815 accepted as Brechites penis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Verpa penis (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
  101. Species Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination. Not Polychaeta, transferred to Vermetidae Mollusca)
  102. Species Serpula armata Milne Edwards, 1836 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779) (subjective synonym)
  103. Species Serpula armata (Fleming, 1825) accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
  104. Species Serpula articulata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † accepted as Genicularia (Glandifera) articulata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  105. Species Serpula arundo W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
  106. Species Serpula aspera Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
  107. Species Serpula aspera Defrance, 1827 in Jager, 1983 † accepted as Neomicrorbis hagenowii Jager, 1983 † (subjective synonym)
  108. Species Serpula aspera von Hagenow, 1840 † accepted as Spirorbis (Spirorbis) asper (von Hagenow, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  109. Species Serpula attrahens [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Brechites attrahens ([Lightfoot], 1786) (available via indication, superseded original combination, a bivalve, not an annelid)
  110. Species Serpula berkeleii Johnston, 1865 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
  111. Species Serpula bicarinata G.B. Sowerby II, 1839 accepted as Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817) (subjective synonym)
  112. Species Serpula bicornis (Abildgaard, 1789) accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) (subjective synonym)
  113. Species Serpula bicornis Adams, 1798 accepted as Adelosina bicornis (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  114. Species Serpula bipartita Reuss, 1845 † accepted as Dorsoserpula bipartita (Reuss, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  115. Species Serpula bispiralis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Protula bispiralis (Savigny, 1822) (superseded original combination)
  116. Species Serpula caespitosa (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 (superseded recombination)
  117. Species Serpula cancellata Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Paradexiospira cancellata (Fabricius, 1780) represented as Paradexiospira (Spirorbides) cancellata (Fabricius, 1780) (superseded original combination)
  118. Species Serpula canteriata von Hagenow, 1840 † accepted as Ditrupa (Tetraditrupa) canteriata (Hagenow, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  119. Species Serpula carinata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis carinatus Daudin, 1800 (subjective synonym)
  120. Species Serpula chrysogyrus Grube, 1876 accepted as Dasynema chrysogyrus (Grube, 1876) (superseded original combination)
  121. Species Serpula clavigera (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
  122. Species Serpula colubrina Röding, 1798 accepted as Thylacodes colubrinus (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
  123. Species Serpula complexa W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835 (subjective synonym)
  124. Species Serpula compressa Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880 (unaccepted > junior homonym, subjective synonymy of a primary junior homonym)
  125. Species Serpula concamerata Montagu, 1808 accepted as Eponides concameratus (Montagu, 1808) (foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  126. Species Serpula conica (Fleming, 1825) accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
  127. Species Serpula conica Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Vermetus conicus (Dillwyn, 1817)
  128. Species Serpula conica von Hagenow, 1840 † accepted as Orthoconorca conica (Hagenow, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  129. Species Serpula contorcuplicata [auct. misspelling] accepted as Serpula contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling of 'contortuplicata')
  130. Species Serpula contorta Grube, 1850 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
  131. Species Serpula corallifica Pallas, 1766 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835 (subjective synonym)
  132. Species Serpula cornea Adams, 1800 accepted as Janua (Dexiospira) spirillum lucida (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Circeis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
  133. Species Serpula cornucopiae Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) (transfer to other genus and phylum)
  134. Species Serpula corrugata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis corrugatus (Montagu, 1803) (superseded original combination)
  135. Species Serpula costalis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Vermicularia costalis (Lamarck, 1818) (original combination)
  136. Species Serpula costata von Hagenow, 1840 † accepted as Cycnoserpula costata (von Hagenow, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  137. Species Serpula crassa J. Sowerby, 1813 † accepted as Pyrgopolon crassum (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  138. Species Serpula crater Claparède, 1870 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
  139. Species Serpula crenata Costa, 1861 accepted as Semivermilia crenata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (superseded original combination)
  140. Species Serpula crenatostriata Münster in Goldfuss, 1833 † accepted as Neomicrorbis crenatostriatus (Münster in Goldfuss, 1833) † (transfer to other genus)
  141. Species Serpula cribrata Costa, 1861 accepted as Semivermilia cribrata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (superseded original combination)
  142. Species Serpula cristata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
  143. Species Serpula crystallina Scacchi, 1836 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779) (subjective synonym)
  144. Species Serpula ctenactis Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pyrgopolon ctenactis (Mörch, 1863) (superseded original combination)
  145. Species Serpula decussata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Thylacodes decussatus (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  146. Species Serpula dentifera Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Thylacodes dentiferus (Lamarck, 1818)
  147. Species Serpula dianthus Verrill, 1873 accepted as Hydroides dianthus (Verrill, 1873) (superseded original combination)
  148. Species Serpula dysteri Johnston, 1865 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
  149. Species Serpula echinata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
  150. Species Serpula elegantula Rovereto, 1895 † accepted as Vermiliopsis elegantula (Rovereto, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  151. Species Serpula elongata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
  152. Species Serpula emarginata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
  153. Species Serpula extensa Solander in Brander, 1766 † accepted as Protula extensa (Solander in Brander, 1766) † (superseded original combination)
  154. Species Serpula fascicularis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
  155. Species Serpula filiformis [sensu Rees, 1808] accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835 (subjective synonym)
  156. Species Serpula filiformis J. de C. Sowerby, 1836 † accepted as Galeolaria filiformis (J. de C. Sowerby, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  157. Species Serpula filograna Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835 (subjective synonym)
  158. Species Serpula filum Schmid, 1867 † accepted as Ammonema filum (Schmid, 1867) (foraminifer fossil erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  159. Species Serpula fimbriata Delle Chiaje, 1822 accepted as Janita fimbriata (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (superseded original combination)
  160. Species Serpula fluctuata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † accepted as Vermiliopsis fluctuata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  161. Species Serpula frondiculata Costa, 1861 accepted as Janita fimbriata (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (subjective synonym)
  162. Species Serpula funiculis Wollemann, 1899 † accepted as Omasaria funiculis (Wollemann, 1899) † (superseded original combination)
  163. Species Serpula furcifera Grube, 1878 [original] accepted as Hydroides furcifera (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  164. Species Serpula fuscata Sowerby, 1825 accepted as Thylacodes colubrinus (Röding, 1798) (subjective synonym)
  165. Species Serpula galeata Grube, 1860 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
  166. Species Serpula gervaisii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
  167. Species Serpula gervaisii non Quatrefages, sensu Grube, 1868 accepted as Serpula jukesii Baird, 1864 (subjective synonym)
  168. Species Serpula gibbosa Goldfuss, 1831 † accepted as Filogranula gibbosa (Goldfuss, 1831) † (superseded original combination)
  169. Species Serpula gigantea Pallas, 1766 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) (synonym)
  170. Species Serpula globosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Oolina globosa (Montagu, 1803)
  171. Species Serpula glomerata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination, and Vermetidae (Mollusca), not Annelida)
  172. Species Serpula goreensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis goreensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  173. Species Serpula graeca Brullé, 1836 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818) (subjective synonym)
  174. Species Serpula granifera Say, 1824 † accepted as Serpulorbis granifera (Say, 1824) † accepted as Thylacodes granifera (Say, 1824) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Mollusca, not an annelid)
  175. Species Serpula granulata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Spirorbis granulatus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Bushiella (Jugaria) granulata (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Janua heterostropha (Montagu, 1803) (superseded original combination)
  176. Species Serpula heterostropha Montagu, 1803 accepted as Janua heterostropha (Montagu, 1803) (superseded original combination)
  177. Species Serpula hexagona Bosc, 1802 accepted as Hydroides hexagona (Bosc, 1802) (indeterminable from description, but likely a Hydroides)
  178. Species Serpula incurvata Adams, 1798 accepted as Spirorbis incurvatus Turton, 1802 (superseded original combination)
  179. Species Serpula infundibulum Delle Chiaje, 1828 accepted as Vermiliopsis labiata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (subjective synonym)
  180. Species Serpula insita White, 1878 † accepted as Serpulopsis insita (White, 1878) † (Type species of Serpulopsis)
  181. Species Serpula interrupta Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (subjective synonym)
  182. Species Serpula intestinalis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetus intestinalis (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  183. Species Serpula intestinum Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818) (superseded original combination)
  184. Species Serpula intorta Lamarck, 1818 † accepted as Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) † (superseded original combination, and transfer to Mollusca)
  185. Species Serpula intricata non Linnaeus, 1758, sensu Grube, 1840 accepted as Salmacina incrustans Claparède, 1870
  186. Species Serpula labiancai [auct. misspelling] accepted as Serpula lobiancoi Rioja, 1917 (error for intended Serpula lobiancoi)
  187. Species Serpula labiata Costa, 1861 accepted as Vermiliopsis labiata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (superseded original combination)
  188. Species Serpula lactea Milne Edwards, 1836 (1840?) accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880 (subjective synonym)
  189. Species Serpula lactea Adams, 1798 accepted as Laryngosigma lactea (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  190. Species Serpula laeve (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lagena laevis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Reussoolina laevis (Montagu, 1803)
  191. Species Serpula latisetosa Grube, 1840 accepted as Sabella latisetosa Grube, 1840 (lapsus calami for Sabella)
  192. Species Serpula lentifera Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted, lapsus for dentifera)
  193. Species Serpula libera Sars, 1835 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  194. Species Serpula limata Muenster in Goldfuss, 1831 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  195. Species Serpula lineatuba Straughan, 1967 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  196. Species Serpula lithogena Péron, 1816 (unaccepted, nomen nudum, oblitum)
  197. Species Serpula loveni (Kinberg, 1867) (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  198. Species Serpula lucida Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  199. Species Serpula lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
  200. Species Serpula magna Straughan, 1967 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  201. Species Serpula mallurensis Chiplonkar & Tapaswi, 1971 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name only, without description)
  202. Species Serpula marconensis (unaccepted, lapsus calami)
  203. Species Serpula marginata (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  204. Species Serpula massiliensis Zibrowius, 1968 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  205. Species Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  206. Species Serpula mellevillei Nyst & Le Hon, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  207. Species Serpula minax Grube, 1878 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  208. Species Serpula minuta (Straughan, 1967) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  209. Species Serpula minuta Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  210. Species Serpula montagui Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  211. Species Serpula multicristata (Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  212. Species Serpula muricata Fleming, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  213. Species Serpula muricata Born, 1780 (unaccepted, unnecessary replacement name given to Serpula anguina instead of to a supposed new variant (fide Bieler, 1992))
  214. Species Serpula nannoides Chamberlin, 1919 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  215. Species Serpula nebulosa Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, original combination)
  216. Species Serpula norvegica (Gunnerus, 1768) (unaccepted, superfluous name applied to tube only)
  217. Species Serpula norwegica [auct. misspelling for 'norvegica'] (unaccepted, lapsus)
  218. Species Serpula oblonga (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded recombination (not Annelida))
  219. Species Serpula obtusa J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  220. Species Serpula ocrea Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  221. Species Serpula octocostata Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  222. Species Serpula octoforis Dall, 1909 † (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  223. Species Serpula ouyenensis Chapman, 1913 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  224. Species Serpula palauense Imajima, 1982 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  225. Species Serpula pallida Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  226. Species Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1838 (unaccepted, incorrect date)
  227. Species Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
  228. Species Serpula pannosa Quenstedt, 1857 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  229. Species Serpula papillosa Rees, 1808 (unaccepted, original combination)
  230. Species Serpula parallela McCoy, 1844 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  231. Species Serpula patagonica Grube, 1877 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  232. Species Serpula patagonica Ortmann, 1900 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, replaced junior primary homonym to Serpula patagonica Grube, 1877)
  233. Species Serpula pectinata (Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent combination)
  234. Species Serpula pellucida Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted)
  235. Species Serpula penicillus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  236. Species Serpula penis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, superseded original combination, and Penicillidae (Mollusca), not Annelida)
  237. Species Serpula perlucida (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  238. Species Serpula perversa Brown, 1827 (unaccepted)
  239. Species Serpula philippii Mörch, 1863 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  240. Species Serpula phillipsii Roemer, 1841 † (unaccepted)
  241. Species Serpula placentula Bean, 1844 in Thorpe (unaccepted)
  242. Species Serpula plexus J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  243. Species Serpula plicaria Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted)
  244. Species Serpula plicatilis Muenster, 1831 (unaccepted)
  245. Species Serpula plicatus (Montfort, 1808) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  246. Species Serpula polita Sars, 1851 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  247. Species Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, superseded original combination (not an annelid))
  248. Species Serpula polytrema (Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  249. Species Serpula porosa (Daudin, 1800) (unaccepted)
  250. Species Serpula porrecta Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  251. Species Serpula princeps Grube, 1877 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  252. Species Serpula proboscidea (Bruguière, 1789) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent combination of subjective synonym)
  253. Species Serpula proboscidialis Gravenhorst in Mörch, 1863 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  254. Species Serpula prolifera Goldfuss, 1831 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  255. Species Serpula protula (Cuvier, 1830) (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  256. Species Serpula pusilla Geinitz, 1848 † (unaccepted, foraminifer fossil erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  257. Species Serpula pygmaea von Hagenow, 1840 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  258. Species Serpula quadrangularis Lamarck, 1818 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  259. Species Serpula quadricornis Grube, 1878 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  260. Species Serpula quinquecostata (Daudin, 1800) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent combination)
  261. Species Serpula quinquelineata (Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted)
  262. Species Serpula recta Fleming in Brown, 1827 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  263. Species Serpula reflexa Adams, 1800 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  264. Species Serpula regularis Chenu, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
  265. Species Serpula reticulata Rees, 1808 (unaccepted)
  266. Species Serpula roessleri Schmid, 1867 † (unaccepted, foraminifer fossil erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  267. Species Serpula rotula Goldfuss, 1831 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  268. Species Serpula rugosa W. Turton, 1819 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  269. Species Serpula rugosa (Straughan, 1967) (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  270. Species Serpula rugosa Chiplonkar & Tapaswi, 1971 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name only, without description, also a homonym)
  271. Species Serpula runcinata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  272. Species Serpula rupestris Risso, 1826 (unaccepted)
  273. Species Serpula rustica J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  274. Species Serpula saxistructoris Howell & Mason, 1937 † (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  275. Species Serpula scolopendra Boettger, 1907 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  276. Species Serpula seminulum Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  277. Species Serpula septemsulcata Roemer, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  278. Species Serpula serrulata Fleming, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  279. Species Serpula sexangularis Münster in Goldfuss, 1831 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  280. Species Serpula shackletoni Wilckens, 1910 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  281. Species Serpula simplex Grube, 1850 (unaccepted, transfer to other genus)
  282. Species Serpula sinistrorsa Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, subjective senior synonym)
  283. Species Serpula sipho Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted, original combination)
  284. Species Serpula solitaria Bean, 1844 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  285. Species Serpula sombreriana McIntosh, 1885 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  286. Species Serpula spiralis Brown, 1827 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  287. Species Serpula spiralis Münster in Goldfuss, 1831 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination, but unavailable as primary junior homonym)
  288. Species Serpula spirillum Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  289. Species Serpula spirorbis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  290. Species Serpula spirorbis [epithet-use error] (unaccepted, lapsus calami for intended S. planorbis in Zibrowius, 1970, & of no taxonomic significance)
  291. Species Serpula spirulaea Lamarck, 1818 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination (spelling variant))
  292. Species Serpula spiruloea Lamarck, 1818 † (unaccepted, correct original spelling but disused in favour of 'spirulaea' and recombined in Rotularia)
  293. Species Serpula splendens Bush, 1905 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  294. Species Serpula squamosa (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  295. Species Serpula stellata (Abildgaard, 1789) (unaccepted)
  296. Species Serpula subquadrangula Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  297. Species Serpula subrotunda (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  298. Species Serpula subtorquata Münster in Goldfuss, 1831 † (unaccepted)
  299. Species Serpula sulcata Adams, 1798 (unaccepted, foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  300. Species Serpula sulcata Adams, 1797 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  301. Species Serpula sulcosa Costa, 1861 (unaccepted)
  302. Species Serpula sulphurata Milne Edwards, 1836 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  303. Species Serpula teredo DaCosta, 1778 (unaccepted)
  304. Species Serpula testatrix Etheridge, 1892 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  305. Species Serpula tetragona J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  306. Species Serpula tiwhana (Dell, 1953) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, taxon inquirendum, possibly distinct but previously placed under Serpula crenata)
  307. Species Serpula tortuosa [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted, available by indication, superseded original combination, a mollusc not an annelid)
  308. Species Serpula torulosa Delle Chiaje, 1822 (unaccepted)
  309. Species Serpula tricarinata Goldfuss, 1831 † (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  310. Species Serpula tricarinata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  311. Species Serpula tricornigera Grube, 1878 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  312. Species Serpula tricuspidata Sowerby, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  313. Species Serpula tricuspis (Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  314. Species Serpula tridentata Fabricius, 1779 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  315. Species Serpula triquetra Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  316. Species Serpula tubularia Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  317. Species Serpula turboides Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (unaccepted, previously described)
  318. Species Serpula turboides Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted, tentative subjective synonym)
  319. Species Serpula uncinata (Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent combination of taxon inquirendum)
  320. Species Serpula undulata von Hagenow, 1840 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  321. Species Serpula venusta Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  322. Species Serpula vermetus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (unaccepted)
  323. Species Serpula vermicalluris [non Linnaeus, vermicularis auct. misspelling] (unaccepted, misspelling of misidentification of S. vermicularis)
  324. Species Serpula vermicularis non Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Müller, 1789 (unaccepted, misidentification)
  325. Species Serpula vermicularis non Linnaeus, sensu Cuvier, 1830 (unaccepted, misinterpretation of Linnaeus' description)
  326. Species Serpula vermucularis [non Linnaeus, vermicularis auct. misspelling] (unaccepted, misspelling of misidentification of S. vermicularis)
  327. Species Serpula verruca [unpublished] (unaccepted, ms name)
  328. Species Serpula verticillata Spalowsky, 1795 (unaccepted, nomen oblitum, subjective synonym)
  329. Species Serpula vitrea Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, synonym)
  330. Species Serpula volvox Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  331. Species Serpula wharfensis Wilckens, 1922 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  332. Species Serpula zealandica [misspelling of zelandica] (unaccepted, misspelling by subsequent authors)
  333. Species Serpula zetlandica [misspelling of zelandica] (unaccepted, misspelling by subsequent authors)
  334. Species Serpula zygophora Johnson, 1901 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  335. Species Serpula conglomerata Linnaeus, 1758 (alternative representation)
  336. Species Serpula massilensis Zibrowius, 1968 (alternative representation)
  337. Species Serpula parensis Chenu, 1838 (alternative representation)
  338. Species Serpula quadrangula Philippi, 1844 (alternative representation)
  339. Species Serpula sulfurata Milne Edwards, 1836 (alternative representation, subjective synonym)
  340. Species Serpula aggregata (Nardo, 1847 ex Chiereghini ms) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, subsequent combination of taxon inquirendum)
  341. Species Serpula anguinoides Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  342. Species Serpula angulata Costa, 1778 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable Hydroides, taxon inquirendum)
  343. Species Serpula annulata Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  344. Species Serpula antarctica Quatrefages, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  345. Species Serpula buccinula Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  346. Species Serpula calyptrata (Philippi, 1844) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  347. Species Serpula cannelletto Olivi, 1792 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  348. Species Serpula cereolus Linnaeus, 1788 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  349. Species Serpula cinerea Forskål, 1775 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  350. Species Serpula cochlea Baster in McIntosh, 1923 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  351. Species Serpula colon Renier, 1804 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  352. Species Serpula conglutinata Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  353. Species Serpula contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable, but most later usages likely S. vermicularis)
  354. Species Serpula contortus Brown, 1827 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable and a junior homonym)
  355. Species Serpula convolvulata Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  356. Species Serpula cordineri Fleming, 1825 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  357. Species Serpula cornucopia Risso, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  358. Species Serpula dentata Lamarck in Chenu, 1842 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  359. Species Serpula denticulata Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  360. Species Serpula filaria Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  361. Species Serpula heliciformis Parkinson, 1811 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, description vague, maybe a spirorbid)
  362. Species Serpula hombroni Valenciennes in Quatrefages, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  363. Species Serpula incerta Quatrefages, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  364. Species Serpula indica (Daudin, 1800) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  365. Species Serpula infundibulum Martini, 1776 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  366. Species Serpula intricata Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  367. Species Serpula kaempferi (Kinberg, 1867) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  368. Species Serpula lagena Turton, 1802 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  369. Species Serpula lobata Montagu, 1803 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  370. Species Serpula maorica (Benham, 1927) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  371. Species Serpula melitensis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  372. Species Serpula minima Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  373. Species Serpula muelleri Berkeley, 1834 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description, but likely a Hydroides)
  374. Species Serpula nautiloides Schröter, 1786 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, extant foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  375. Species Serpula nodosa Risso, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  376. Species Serpula operculata Bosc, 1802 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  377. Species Serpula operculata Renier, 1804 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, unavailable name, indeterminable)
  378. Species Serpula ornata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, recombination of taxon inquirendum)
  379. Species Serpula ovalis Adams, 1800 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  380. Species Serpula pacifica (Uchida, 1978) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  381. Species Serpula perforata Adams, 1798 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  382. Species Serpula philippensis McIntosh, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  383. Species Serpula planorbis Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  384. Species Serpula planorbis (Southward, 1963) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, junior secondary homonym to Serpula planorbis Linnaeus, 1758)
  385. Species Serpula porosa Röding, 1798 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  386. Species Serpula protensa Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  387. Species Serpula pyramidalis Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  388. Species Serpula retorta Adams, 1798 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, foraminifer erroneously described in a polychaete genus)
  389. Species Serpula reversa Montagu, 1803 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, original indeterminable (perhaps) Hydroides)
  390. Species Serpula ringens Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  391. Species Serpula riolensis Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  392. Species Serpula serpentina Requien, 1848 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  393. Species Serpula serpentula Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  394. Species Serpula solitaris Lamarck in Chenu, 1838 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  395. Species Serpula stellaris Fabricius, 1780 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  396. Species Serpula striata Risso, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  397. Species Serpula striata (Montagu, 1803) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  398. Species Serpula subtilis Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  399. Species Serpula tetragona Renier, 1804 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  400. Species Serpula trilatera Grube, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  401. Species Serpula triquetra non Linnaeus, sensu Fabricius, 1780 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  402. Species Serpula triquetroides Delle Chiaje, 1822 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  403. Species Serpula urnae (Montagu, 1803) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  404. Species Serpula vermicella Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  405. Species Serpula viperina Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
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
page(s): 786 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note Type species S. vermicularis Linnaeus 1767 as...  
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Type species Type species S. vermicularis Linnaeus 1767 as a consequence of the application of Heppell (1963), and ICZN RULING announced in opinion 767 of the ICZN. [details]
Etymology Latin, feminine diminutive, meaning 'little snake', from serpere to creep  
Etymology Latin, feminine diminutive, meaning 'little snake', from serpere to creep [details]
Polychaeta (2025). Serpula Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129580 on 2025-05-23
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Bellan, Gérard
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Fiege, Dieter
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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Fauchald, Kristian
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ten Hove, Harry
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Read, Geoffrey

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  PDF available [request]

original description (of Dipomatus Ehlers, 1913) Ehlers, E. 1913. Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der deutschen Südpolar- Expedition, 1901-1903. <i>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des innern herausgegeben von Erich von Drygalski Leiter Expedition</i>, 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 583 [details] 

original description (of Paraserpula Southward, 1963) Southward, Eve C. (1963). Some new and little-known serpulid Polychaetes from the continental slope. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K.</em> 43(3): 573-587., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400025534 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Protoserpula Uchida, 1978) Uchida, Hiro'omi 1978. Serpulid tube worms (Polychaeta, Sedentaria) from Japan with the systematic review of the group. Bulletin of the Marine Park Research Stations, 2(1/2): 1-98.
page(s): 22-23 [details] 

original description (of Zopyrus Kinberg, 1867) Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795
page(s): 351 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Antalium Guettard, 1770) Guettard J.E. (1770). Mémoires sur différentes parties des Sciences et Arts [qui referme] ... Deuxième Mémoire, qui renferme la concordance des auteurs qui ont parlé des tuyaux marins fossiles, auxquels on a comparé ceux qui se pêchent actuellement dans la mer. Classe des Tuyaux Marins. Troisième Mémoire. Sur les erreurs où l'on a été au sujet des tuyaux marins. <em>Paris, Prault.</em> 3(544): 71., available online at http://www-gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/cgi-bin/digbib.cgi?PPN483932760
page(s): 74 [details] 

original description (of Semiserpula Imajima, 1979) Imajima, Minoru 1979. Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected around Cape Shionomisaki, Kii Peninsula. Memoirs of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, 12: 159-183. [details] 

original description (of Serpula (Serpula) Linnaeus, 1758) 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 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] 

original description (of Serpulites Blumenbach, 1803 †) Blumenbach, J. F. (1803). Specimen Archaeologiae Telluris terrarumque inprimis Hannoveranarum [Archaeology of the Earth]. <em>Apud Henricum Dieterich, Goettingae.</em> p.1-27, 3 plates.
page(s): 22 [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] 

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] OpenAccess publication

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] 

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] 
   

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Etymology Latin, feminine diminutive, meaning 'little snake', from serpere to creep [details]

Type species Type species S. vermicularis Linnaeus 1767 as a consequence of the application of Heppell (1963), and ICZN RULING announced in opinion 767 of the ICZN. [details]
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Link to Linnaeus' collection with images of his Serpula specimens  Note: None of the Linnaeus collection Serpula are polychaetes 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpula) 
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