WoRMS name details
Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
141940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141940)
unaccepted
Species
Serpulorbis Sasso, 1827 accepted as Thylacodes Guettard, 1770
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 787 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 787 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141940 on 2026-05-20
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Nomenclature
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(of Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 787 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 787 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Schiaparelli S. (1997). Contribution to the knowledge of Vermetidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Ligurian Sea. <i>Bollettino Malacologico 31(9-12)</i>: 267-276
page(s): 270 [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | wormsnailwormshellgiant worm shell | [details] |
| French | grand vermet | [details] |
| Spanish | gusano de los depósitos | [details] |
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Unreviewed
