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Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 
AphiaID: 129580

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family)
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Typetaxon Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Parent Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815
Synonymised
taxa
  Antalium Guettard, 1770 (junior synonym)
Crinoserpula Uchida, 1978 (junior synonym)
Dipomatus Ehlers, 1913 (subjective synonym, juvenile)
Paraserpula Southward, 1963 (junior synonym)
Protoserpula Uchida, 1978
Semiserpula Imajima, 1979 (junior subjective synonym, moreover preoccupied by Semiserpula Wetzel, 1957)
Serpula (Serpula) Linnaeus, 1758
Serpulus Montfort, 1810 (objective synonym)
Zopyrus Kinberg, 1867 (junior synonym)
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100
page(s): 786 [details]


basis of record: Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Day, J.H. (1967). Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp 459-842. [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

additional source: Hove, Harry A. ten, & E.K. Kupriyanova, 2009. Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. Zootaxa 2036, 126 pp., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/zt02036p126.pdf
page(s): 93 [details] [full text]


basis of record (from synonym): Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 41: 47-114 (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

additional source (from synonym): Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] [view taxon]

original description (from synonym): Southward, E.C. 1963: Some new and little-known serpulid Polychaetes from the continental slope. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 43: 573-587 [details] [view taxon]

status source (from synonym): Zibrowius, Helmut 1968. Étude morphologique, systématique et écologique des Serpulidae (Annelida Polychaeta) de la région de Marseille. Recueil des Travaux de la Station Marine d'Endoume, 43(59): 81-252.
page(s): 95 [details] [view taxon]


original description (from synonym): Kinberg, J. G. H. 1866. Annulata nova. Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm, 23(9): 337-357. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

original description (from synonym): Guettard J. E. (1770). Mémoires sur différentes parties des Sciences et Arts [qui referme] ...
Deuxieme Mémoire, qui renferme la concordance des Auteurs qui ont parlé des tuyaux marins fossiles, auxquels on a comparé ceux qui se pechent actuellement danslamer. Classe des Tuyaux Marins. Troisieme Mémoire. Sur les erreurs où l'on a été au sujet des tuyaux marins.. Paris, Prault : 3, 544 pp., 71 pls., available online at http://www-gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/cgi-bin/digbib.cgi?PPN483932760
page(s): 74 [details] [view taxon]


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

basis of record (from synonym): Grube A.E. 1861. Ein Ausflug nacht Triest und dem Quarnero. Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Thierwelt dieses Gebietes Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung. Berlin. 175 pp. 5 pls.
page(s): 128 [details] [view taxon]


original description (from synonym): Montfort P. (Denys de) (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique de coquilles. Paris, Schoelle Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810].
page(s): 1810: 26-28 [details] [view taxon]


additional source (from synonym): Bieler, R. & R. E. Petit, 2011, Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa, 2948, 1-103. , available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02948p103.pdf
page(s): 18, 69 [details] [view taxon]


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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 Subgenus Serpula (Eupomatus)
  » Species Serpula (Eupomatus) uncinata Philippi, 1844 (species inquirenda)
» Species Serpula (Eupomatus) albiceps Grube, 1870 accepted as Hydroides albiceps (Grube, 1870)
» Species Serpula (Eupomatus) boltoni Baird, 1865 accepted as Galeolaria hystrix Mörch, 1863
» Species Serpula (Eupomatus) heterocerus Grube, 1868 accepted as Hydroides heterocerus (Grube, 1868)
» Species Serpula (Eupomatus) pectinata Philippi, 1844 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
» Species Serpula (Eupomatus) reversa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Subgenus Serpula (Galeolaria)
  » Species Serpula (Galeolaria) cespitosa Lamarck, 1818 represented as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 (alternate representation)
» Species Serpula (Galeolaria) caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818
» Species Serpula (Galeolaria) gigantea (Pallas, 1776) accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
Subgenus Serpula (Hydroides)
  » Species Serpula (Hydroides) norvegica Gunnerus (species inquirenda)
» Species Serpula (Hydroides) diplochone Grube, 1878 accepted as Hydroides ezoensis Okuda, 1934
» Species Serpula (Hydroides) elegans Haswell, 1883 accepted as Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883)
» Species Serpula (Hydroides) lunulifera (Claparède, 1870) accepted as Hydroides diramphus Mörch, 1863
» Species Serpula (Hydroides) monoceros Gravier, 1906 accepted as Hydroides minax (Grube, 1878)
» Species Serpula (Hydroides) multispinosa Marenzeller, 1885 accepted as Hydroides multispinosus Marenzeller, 1885
  » Subspecies Serpula (Hydroides) multispinosa ternatensis Fischli, 1903 accepted as Hydroides albiceps (Grube, 1870)
» Species Serpula (Hydroides) uncinata Gravier, 1906 (non Philippi) accepted as Hydroides heterocerus (Grube, 1868)
» Species Serpula (Hydroides) uncinata Philippi, 1844 accepted as Hydroides pseudouncinatus Zibrowius, 1968
Subgenus Serpula (Omasaria)
  » Species Serpula (Omasaria) klaumanni Lommerzheim, 1979 †
» Species Serpula (Omasaria) pulchella Lommerzheim, 1979 †
» Species Serpula (Omasaria) verrucosa Lommerzheim, 1979 †
Subgenus Serpula (Paraserpula)
  » Species Serpula (Paraserpula) israelitica Amoureux, 1977 accepted as Serpula israelitica Amoureux, 1977
» Species Serpula (Paraserpula) sinica Wu & Chen in Wu, 1979 accepted as Serpula sinica Wu & Chen, 1979
Subgenus Serpula (Placostegus)
  » Species Serpula (Placostegus) lima Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus lima (Grube, 1862)
» Species Serpula (Placostegus) tricuspidata Sowerby, 1825 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Subgenus Serpula (Pomatoceros)
  » Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) armata Fleming, 1825 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) corniculata Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862)
» Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) crucigera Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus cruciger (Grube, 1862)
» Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) dysteri Johnston, 1865 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) luzonica Grube, 1881 accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862)
» Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) multicornis Grube, 1862 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861)
» Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) tricornis Grube, 1881 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861)
» Species Serpula (Pomatoceros) tricuspis Philippi, 1844 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus Serpula (Vermilia)
  » Species Serpula (Vermilia) bicarinata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818
» Subspecies Serpula (Vermilia) clavigera Philippi, 1844 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844)
» Subspecies Serpula (Vermilia) conica Fleming, 1825 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Serpula (Vermilia) galeata Grube, 1860 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844)
» Subspecies Serpula (Vermilia) serrula Stimpson, 1854 accepted as Chitinopoma serrula (Stimpson, 1854)
» Species Serpula (Vermilia) subcrenata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Vermilia subcrenata Lamarck, 1818
Species Serpula amplilobata Pillai, 2009
Species Serpula ampullacea Sowerby, 1829 †
Species Serpula batequensis Squires & Demetrion, 1992 †
Species Serpula cavernicola Fassari & Mollica, 1991
Species Serpula clientela Lommerzheim, 1979 †
Species Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901
Species Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
Species Serpula crenata (Ehlers, 1908)
Species Serpula cristata Lamarck, 1818 †
Species Serpula granulosa Marenzeller, 1885
Species Serpula granulosa von Hagenow, 1840 †
Species Serpula gyrolithiformis Voigt & Lafrenz, 1973 †
Species Serpula hartmanae Reish, 1968
Species Serpula helicalis Beus, 1980 †
Species Serpula indica Parab & Gaikwad, 1989
Species Serpula intorta Lamarck, 1818
Species Serpula israelitica Amoureux, 1977
Species Serpula japonica Imajima, 1979
Species Serpula jukesi Baird, 1865
Species Serpula lobiancoi Rioja, 1917
Species Serpula longituba (Imajima, 1979)
Species Serpula madrigalae Bastida-Zavala, 2012
Species Serpula mallurensis Chiplonkar & Tapaswi, 1972 †
Species Serpula melitensis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
Species Serpula nanhaiensis (Sun & Yang, 2001)
Species Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
  » Subspecies Serpula narconensis magellanica McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
Species Serpula nudiradiata Pillai, 2009
Species Serpula oshimae Imajima & ten Hove, 1984
Species Serpula planorbis (Southward, 1963)
Species Serpula quadrata Lommerzheim, 1979 †
Species Serpula quiquecostata Bosc, 1802
Species Serpula rauca Ziegler, 1984 †
Species Serpula rubens Straughan, 1967
Species Serpula rugosa Chiplonkar & Tapaswi, 1972 †
Species Serpula sinica Wu & Chen, 1979
Species Serpula sitapurensis Chiplonkar & Ghare, 1976 †
Species Serpula spiruloea Lamarck, 1818 †
Species Serpula subtorquata Münster in Goldfuss, 1831 †
Species Serpula tetratropia Imajima & ten Hove, 1984
Species Serpula uschakovi Kupriyanova, 1999
Species Serpula vasifera Haswell, 1885
Species Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
  » Subspecies Serpula vermicularis chevalensis Pillai, 1960
» Subspecies Serpula vermicularis echinata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
» Subspecies Serpula vermicularis granulosa Marenzeller, 1885 accepted as Serpula granulosa Marenzeller, 1885
» Subspecies Serpula vermicularis intricata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Serpula intricata Linnaeus, 1758
» Subspecies Serpula vermicularis narconensis Baird, 1865 accepted as Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
» Subspecies Serpula vermicularis reversa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Serpula reversa Montagu, 1803
» Subspecies Serpula vermicularis vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
» Subspecies Serpula vermicularis watsoni Willey, 1905 accepted as Serpula watsoni Willey, 1905
Species Serpula vittata Augener, 1914
Species Serpula vossae Bastida-Zavala, 2012
Species Serpula watsoni Willey, 1905
Species Serpula willeyi Pillai, 1971
Species Serpula zelandica Baird, 1865

Species Serpula anguinoides Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula annulata Lamarck, 1818 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula antarctica Quatrefages, 1866 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula buccinula Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula calyptrata (Philippi, 1844) (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula cannelletto Olivi, 1792 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula cereolus Linnaeus, 1788 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula cinerea Forskål, 1775 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula cochlea Baster in McIntosh, 1923 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula colon Renier, 1804 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula conglutinata Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula convolvulata Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula cordineri Fleming, 1825 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula cornucopia Risso, 1826 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula cornucopiae Gmelin, 1791 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula costalis Lamarck, 1818 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula dentata Lamarck in Chenu, 1842 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula denticulata Gmelin, 1791 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula filaria Lamarck, 1818 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula fuscata Sowerby, 1825 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula hombroni Valenciennes in Quatrefages, 1866 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula incerta Quatrefages, 1866 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula indica (Daudin, 1800) (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula infundibulum Martini, 1776 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula intricata Linnaeus, 1758 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula kaempferi (Kinberg, 1867) (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula lagena Turton, 1802 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula lobata Montagu, 1803 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula maorica (Benham, 1927) (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula minima Lamarck, 1818 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula nautiloides Gmelin, 1791 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula nodosa Risso, 1826 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula operculata Bosc, 1802 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula operculata Renier, 1804 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula ornata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula ovalis Adams, 1800 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula pacifica (Uchida, 1978) (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula pellucida Lamarck, 1818 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula perforata Walker & Jacob, 1798 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula philippensis McIntosh, 1885 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula planorbis Linnaeus, 1758 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula plicaria Lamarck, 1818 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula porosa Röding, 1798 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula protensa Gmelin, 1791 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula pyramidalis Gmelin, 1791 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula retorta Walker & Jacob, 1798 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula ringens Linnaeus, 1758 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula riolensis Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula serpentina Requien, 1848 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula serpentula Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula solitaris Lamarck in Chenu, 1838 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula stellaris Fabricius, 1780 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula striata Risso, 1826 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula striata (Montagu, 1803) (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula subtilis Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula tetragona Renier, 1804 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula trilatera Grube, 1850 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula triquetra non Linnaeus, sensu Fabricius, 1780 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula triquetroides delle Chiaje, 1822 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula urnae (Montagu, 1803) (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula vermicella Lamarck, 1818 (species inquirenda)
Species Serpula viperina Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 (species inquirenda)

Species Serpula princeps Grube, 1877 (nomen nudum)

Species Serpula conglomerata Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (alternate representation)
Species Serpula contorcuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Serpula contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
Species Serpula labiancai Rioja, 1917 represented as Serpula lobiancoi Rioja, 1917 (alternate representation)
Species Serpula massilensis Zibrowius, 1968 represented as Serpula massiliensis Zibrowius, 1968 (alternate representation)
Species Serpula norwegica Gunnerus, 1768 represented as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768 (alternate representation)
Species Serpula parensis Chenu, 1838 represented as Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1838 (alternate representation)
Species Serpula quadrangula Philippi, 1844 represented as Serpula subquadrangula Philippi, 1844 (alternate representation)
Species Serpula spirorbis (Southward, 1963) represented as Serpula planorbis (Southward, 1963) (alternate representation, lapsus calami)
Species Serpula sulfurata Milne Edwards, 1836 represented as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880 (alternate representation, subjective synonym)
Species Serpula zealandica Baird, 1865 represented as Serpula zelandica Baird, 1865 (alternate representation)
Species Serpula zetlandica Baird, 1865 represented as Serpula zelandica Baird, 1865 (alternate representation, lapsus calami)

Subgenus Serpula (Crucigera) accepted as Crucigera Benedict, 1887
  » Species Serpula (Crucigera) websteri Benedict, 1887 accepted as Crucigera websteri Benedict, 1887
  » Subspecies Serpula (Crucigera) websteri tricornis Gravier, 1906 accepted as Crucigera tricornis Gravier, 1906
» Species Serpula (Crucigera) zygophora Johnson, 1901 accepted as Crucigera zygophora (Johnson, 1901)
Subgenus Serpula (Cymospira) accepted as Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818
  » Species Serpula (Cymospira) gigantea Pallas, 1766 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
» Species Serpula (Cymospira) stellata (Abildgaard, 1789) accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard, 1789)
Subgenus Serpula (Helena) Castelnau accepted as Protula Risso, 1826
  » Species Serpula (Helena) graeca Brullé, 1836 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818)
Subgenus Serpula (Pentaserpula) Parsch, 1956 † accepted as Genicularia Quenstedt, 1858 †
Subgenus Serpula (Pomatostegus) accepted as Pomatostegus Schmarda, 1861
  » Species Serpula (Pomatostegus) actinoceras Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pomatostegus actinoceras Mörch, 1863
» Species Serpula (Pomatostegus) sanguinea Grube, 1870 accepted as Pomatostegus actinoceras Mörch, 1863
Subgenus Serpula (Sclerostyla) Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pyrgopolon de Montfort, 1808
  » Species Serpula (Sclerostyla) trochoides (Nyst) in Mörch, 1863 †
» Species Serpula (Sclerostyla) crassa Sowerby, 1812-15 † accepted as Pyrgopolon crassum (Sowerby, 1812) †
» Species Serpula (Sclerostyla) ctenactis Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pyrgopolon ctenactis (Mörch, 1863)
Subgenus Serpula (Serpula) Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Serpula Linnaeus, 1758
  » Species Serpula (Serpula) aspera Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
» Species Serpula (Serpula) contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Serpula contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Serpula (Serpula) pallida Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Subgenus Serpula (Spiramella) accepted as Protula Risso, 1826
  » Species Serpula (Spiramella) bispiralis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Protula bispiralis (Savigny, 1822)
Species Serpula actinoceros (Mörch, 1863) accepted as Pomatostegus actinoceras Mörch, 1863
Species Serpula afra Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetus afer (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Serpula aggregata Chiereghini in Mörch, 1863 accepted as Hydroides pseudouncinatus Zibrowius, 1968
Species Serpula anguina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tenagodus anguinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula angulata Costa, 1778 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Species Serpula annularis Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Siliquariidae incertae sedis annularis (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Serpula aquaria Burrow, 1815 accepted as Brechites penis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula armata Milne Edwards, 1836 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Species Serpula armata (Fleming, 1825) accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula arundo Turton, 1819 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula aspera Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula aspera Defrance, 1827 in Jager, 1983 † accepted as Neomicrorbis hagenowii Jager, 1983 †
Species Serpula berkeleii Johnston, 1865 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula bicornis (Abildgaard, 1789) accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
Species Serpula bicornis Walker & Jacob, 1798 accepted as Adelosina bicornis (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
Species Serpula bispiralis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Protula bispiralis (Savigny, 1822)
Species Serpula caespitosa (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818
Species Serpula cancellata Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Paradexiospira cancellata (Fabricius, 1780)
Species Serpula carinata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis carinatus Daudin, 1800
Species Serpula chrysogyrus Grube, 1876 accepted as Dasynema chrysogyrus (Grube, 1876)
Species Serpula clavigera (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844)
Species Serpula colubrina Röding, 1798 accepted as Thylacodes colubrinus (Röding, 1798)
Species Serpula complexa Turton, 1819 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835
Species Serpula compressa Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
Species Serpula concamerata Montagu, 1808 accepted as Eponides repandus concameratus (Montagu, 1808)
Species Serpula conica Hagenow, 1840 † accepted as Orthoconorca conica (Hagenow, 1840) †
Species Serpula conica (Fleming, 1825) accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula contorta Grube, 1850 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844)
Species Serpula contortuplicata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula contortus Brown, 1827 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Species Serpula corallifica Pallas, 1766 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835
Species Serpula cornea Adams, 1800 accepted as Janua (Dexiospira) spirillum lucida (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula corrugata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis corrugatus (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula crater Claparède, 1870 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula crenata Costa, 1861 accepted as Semivermilia crenata (O. G. Costa, 1861)
Species Serpula crenatostriata Münster in Goldfuss, 1833 † accepted as Neomicrorbis crenatostriatus (Münster in Goldfuss, 1833) †
Species Serpula cribrata Costa, 1861 accepted as Semivermilia cribrata (O. G. Costa, 1861)
Species Serpula cristata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula crystallina Scacchi, 1836 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Species Serpula ctenactis Mörch, 1863 accepted as Pyrgopolon ctenactis (Mörch, 1863)
Species Serpula decussata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Thylacodes decussatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Serpula dentifera Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Thylacodes dentifer (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Serpula dianthus Verrill, 1873 accepted as Hydroides dianthus (Verrill, 1873)
  » Subspecies Serpula dianthus citrina Verrill, 1873 accepted as Hydroides dianthus (Verrill, 1873)
Species Serpula dysteri Johnston, 1865 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula echinata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula elongata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula emarginata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844)
Species Serpula fascicularis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula filiformis Templeton, 1836 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835
Species Serpula filograna Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835
Species Serpula fimbriata Delle Chiaje, 1822 accepted as Janita fimbriata (Delle Chiaje, 1822)
Species Serpula frondiculata Costa, 1861 accepted as Janita fimbriata (Delle Chiaje, 1822)
Species Serpula funiculis Wolleman, 1902 † accepted as Omasaria funiculis (Wolleman, 1902) †
Species Serpula furcifera Grube, 1878 accepted as Hydroides furcifer (Grube, 1878)
Species Serpula galeata Grube, 1860 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844)
Species Serpula gervaisii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula gervaisii non Quatrefages, sensu Grube, 1868 accepted as Serpula jukesi Baird, 1865
Species Serpula gigantea Pallas, 1766 accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
Species Serpula globosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Oolina globosa (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula glomerata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula goreensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis goreensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Serpula graeca Brullé, 1836 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Serpula granulata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Spirorbis granulatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Serpula heterostropha Montagu, 1803 accepted as Janua pagenstecheri (Quatrefages, 1865)
Species Serpula hexagona Bosc, 1802 accepted as Hydroides dianthus (Verrill, 1873)
Species Serpula incurvata Turton, 1802 accepted as Spirorbis incurvatus Turton, 1802
Species Serpula infundibulum delle Chiaje, 1828 (non Martini) accepted as Vermiliopsis labiata (O. G. Costa, 1861)
Species Serpula interrupta Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula intestinalis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Vermetus intestinalis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Serpula intestinum Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Serpula intricata non Linnaeus, 1758, sensu Grube, 1840 accepted as Salmacina incrustans Claparède, 1870
Species Serpula labiata Costa, 1861 accepted as Vermiliopsis labiata (O. G. Costa, 1861)
Species Serpula lactea Milne Edwards, 1836 (1840?) accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
Species Serpula lactea Walker & Jacob, 1798 accepted as Laryngosigma lactea (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
Species Serpula laeve (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lagena laevis (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula latisetosa Grube, 1840 accepted as Sabella latisetosa Grube, 1840
Species Serpula lentifera Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Serpula dentifera Lamarck, 1818
Species Serpula libera Sars, 1835 accepted as Ditrupa arietina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Species Serpula lineatuba Straughan, 1967 accepted as Spiraserpula lineatuba (Straughan, 1967)
Species Serpula lithogena Péron, 1816 accepted as Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818
Species Serpula loveni (Kinberg, 1867) accepted as Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
Species Serpula lucida Montagu, 1803 accepted as Circeis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Vermicularia lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula magna Straughan, 1967 accepted as Serpula jukesi Baird, 1865
Species Serpula marconensis accepted as Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
Species Serpula marginata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Fissurina marginata (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula massiliensis Zibrowius, 1968 accepted as Spiraserpula massiliensis (Zibrowius, 1968)
Species Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825 accepted as Dendropoma maximum Sowerby, 1825
Species Serpula minax Grube, 1878 accepted as Hydroides minax (Grube, 1878)
Species Serpula minuta Montagu, 1803 accepted as Janua pagenstecheri (Quatrefages, 1865)
Species Serpula minuta (Straughan, 1967) accepted as Spiraserpula minuta (Straughan, 1967)
Species Serpula montagui Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula muelleri Berkeley, 1834 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Species Serpula multicristata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Metavermilia multicristata (Philippi, 1844)
Species Serpula muricata Fleming, 1825 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Species Serpula muricata Born, 1780 accepted as Tenagodus anguinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula nannoides Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901
Species Serpula nebulosa Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Serpula oblonga (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Pyrgo oblonga (d´Orbigny, 1839)
Species Serpula ocrea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Serpulorbis colubrinus (Röding, 1798)
Species Serpula octocostata Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
Species Serpula octoforis Dall, 1909 accepted as Dodecaceria fewkesi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
Species Serpula palauense Imajima, 1982 accepted as Serpula vittata Augener, 1914
Species Serpula pallida Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1838 accepted as Serpulorbis panamensis (Chenu, 1838)
Species Serpula parallela McCoy, 1844 † accepted as Hyalonema (Hyalonema) parallelum (McCoy, 1844) †
Species Serpula patagonica Grube, 1878 accepted as Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
Species Serpula pectinata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Species Serpula penicillus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Serpula penis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Verpa penis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula perlucida (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lagena perlucida (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula perversa Brown, 1827 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula philippii Mörch, 1863 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula phillipsii Roemer, 1841 † accepted as Rotularia (Praerotularia) phillipsii (Roemer, 1841) †
Species Serpula placentula Bean, 1844 in Thorpe accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula plicatilis Muenster, 1831 accepted as Neovermilia limata (Muenster in Goldfuss, 1831)
Species Serpula plicatus (Montfort, 1810) accepted as Spirorbis plicatus (Montfort, 1810 in Mörch, 1863)
Species Serpula polita Sars, 1851 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Species Serpula polytrema (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Spirobranchus polytrema (Philippi, 1844)
Species Serpula porosa (Daudin, 1800) accepted as Placostegus porosus (Daudin, 1800)
Species Serpula porrecta Müller, 1776 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula proboscidea (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula proboscidialis Gravenhorst in Mörch, 1863 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Serpula prolifera Goldfuss, 1831 † accepted as Placostegus proliferus (Goldfuss, 1831) †
Species Serpula protula (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Serpula quadrangularis Lamarck, 1818 † accepted as Nogrobs quadrangularis (Lamarck, 1818) †
Species Serpula quadricornis Grube, 1878 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861)
Species Serpula quinquecostatus (Daudin, 1800) accepted as Spirobranchus lima (Grube, 1862)
Species Serpula quinquelineata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Vermilia quinquelineata Philippi, 1844
Species Serpula recta Fleming in Brown, 1827 accepted as Cornuoides minor Brown, 1827
Species Serpula reflexa Adams, 1800 accepted as Spirorbis (Spirillum) lucidus
Species Serpula regularis Chenu, 1846 accepted as Vermicularia regularis (Chenu, 1846)
Species Serpula reversa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Species Serpula rugosa Turton, 1819 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula rugosa (Straughan, 1967) accepted as Crucigera inconstans Straughan, 1967
Species Serpula rupestris Risso, 1826 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis rupestris (Risso, 1826)
Species Serpula saxistructoris Howell & Mason, 1937 accepted as Dodecaceria fewkesi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
Species Serpula seminulum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Quinqueloculina seminulum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula serrulata Fleming, 1825 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Species Serpula sinistrorsa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula sipho Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Thylacodes sipho (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Serpula solitaria Bean, 1844 in Thorpe accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Species Serpula sombreriana McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Hyalopomatus sombrerianus (McIntosh, 1885)
Species Serpula spiralis Brown, 1827 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula spirillum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Circeis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula spirorbis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Laeospira borealis (Daudin, 1800)
Species Serpula splendens Bush, 1905 accepted as Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901
Species Serpula squamosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Oolina squamosa (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula stellata (Abildgaard, 1789) accepted as Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard, 1789)
Species Serpula subquadrangula Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
Species Serpula subrotunda (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Miliolinella subrotunda (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula sulcata Adams, 1797 accepted as Spirorbis granulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Serpula sulcata Walker & Jacob, 1798 accepted as Lagena sulcata (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
Species Serpula sulcosa Costa, 1861 accepted as Metavermilia multicristata (Philippi, 1844)
Species Serpula sulphurata Milne Edwards, 1836 accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
Species Serpula teredo DaCosta, 1778 accepted as Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Serpula torulosa Delle Chiaje, 1822 accepted as Semivermilia torulosa (Delle Chiaje, 1822)
Species Serpula tricornigera Grube, 1878 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861)
Species Serpula tricuspidata Sowerby, 1825 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Species Serpula tricuspis (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula tridentata Fabricius, 1779 accepted as Placostegus tridentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
Species Serpula triquetra Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula tubularia Montagu, 1803 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
Species Serpula turboides Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 accepted as Siphonium gaederopi Mörch, 1861
Species Serpula uncinata (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Hydroides dianthus (Verrill, 1873)
Species Serpula venusta Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Species Serpula vermetus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 accepted as Vermicularia vermetus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)
Species Serpula vermicalluris Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883)
Species Serpula vermicularis non Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Müller, 1789 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
Species Serpula vermicularis non Linnaeus, sensu Cuvier, 1830 accepted as Pomatoceros triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula vermucularis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883)
Species Serpula verruca [unpublished] accepted as Leodora verruca (Fabricius in Mörch, 1863)
Species Serpula verticillata Spalowsky, 1795 accepted as Filogranula calyculata (O. G. Costa, 1861)
Species Serpula vitrea Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Paradexiospira vitrea (Fabricius, 1780)
Species Serpula volvox Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Tenagodus anguinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Serpula zygophora Johnson, 1901 accepted as Crucigera zygophora (Johnson, 1901)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links Link to Linnaeus' collection with images of his Serpula specimens  Note: None of the Linnaeus collection Serpula are polychaetes
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Note  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]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129580
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Bellan, Gérard
2007-03-13 07:45:24Z  checked  Fiege, Dieter
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K.; Fiege, D.; Bellan, G. (2013). Serpula Linnaeus, 1758. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129580 on 2013-06-19
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