Acrocirrus validus Marenzeller, 1879 (additional source)
Aglaurides fulgidus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Oenone fulgida (Lamarck, 1818) (basis of record)
Amphitrite vigintipes (Grube, 1870) accepted as Neoamphitrite vigintipes (Grube, 1869) (additional source)
Aphrodite talpa Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Aphrodita talpa Quatrefages, 1866 (basis of record)
Aphrodite terraereginae Haswell, 1883 accepted as Aphrodita terraereginae Haswell, 1883 (basis of record)
Aracoda iricolor (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804) (new combination reference)
Arenicola claparedi Levinsen, 1884 accepted as Abarenicola claparedi (Levinsen, 1884) (additional source)
Aricia papillosa Ehlers, 1907 accepted as Orbinia papillosa (Ehlers, 1907) (original description)
Asychis amphiglypta [auct. misspelling for amphiglyptus] accepted as Asychis amphiglyptus (Ehlers, 1897) (new combination reference)
Branchiomma suspiciens Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Acromegalomma suspiciens (Ehlers, 1904) (additional source)
Capitellides Ehlers, 1907 accepted as Capitellethus Chamberlin, 1919 (original description)
Capitellides dispar Ehlers, 1907 accepted as Capitellethus dispar (Ehlers, 1907) (original description)
Cirratulus (Cirrinereis) [auct. lapsus] accepted as Cirrhineris Blainville, 1828 (basis of record)
Cirratulus (Cirrinereis) nuchalis Ehlers, 1907 accepted as Protocirrineris nuchalis (Ehlers, 1907) (original description)
Clymenella insecta Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Euclymene insecta (Ehlers, 1904) (additional source)
Dasychone curta Ehlers, 1901 accepted as Branchiomma curtum (Ehlers, 1901) (additional source)
Dasychone serratibranchis (Grube, 1878) accepted as Pseudobranchiomma serratibranchis (Grube, 1878) (additional source)
Eulalia (Porroa) Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Porroa Quatrefages, 1866 (basis of record)
Eulalia (Porroa) microphylla Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Eulalia microphylla Schmarda, 1861 (new combination reference)
Eulalia magalaensis Kinberg, 1866 (additional source)
Eumida sanguinea (Örsted, 1843) (additional source)
Eunice antennata (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Leodice antennata Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (additional source)
Eunice aphroditois (Pallas, 1788) (additional source)
Eunice australis Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Leodice australis (Quatrefages, 1866) (additional source)
Eunice leuconuchalis Benham, 1900 accepted as Eunice australis Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Leodice australis (Quatrefages, 1866) (source of synonymy)
Eupomatus boltoni Baird, 1864 accepted as Galeolaria hystrix Mörch, 1863 (source of synonymy)
Eurymedusa picta Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Syllis picta (Kinberg, 1866) (additional source)
Flabelligera lingulata Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Flabelligera bicolor (Schmarda, 1861) (additional source)
Galeolaria hystrix Mörch, 1863 (additional source)
Galeolaria rosea Valenciennes in Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Galeolaria hystrix Mörch, 1863 (source of synonymy)
Glycera ovigera Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Hemipodus simplex (Grube, 1857) accepted as Hemipodia simplex (Grube, 1857) (additional source)
Irma angustifrons Grube, 1878 accepted as Oxydromus angustifrons (Grube, 1878) (additional source)
Lanice conchylega [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) (basis of record)
Lepidasthenia comma (Thomson, 1902) accepted as Lepidastheniella comma (Thomson, 1902) (new combination reference)
Lepidonotus polychromus Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Magelona papillicornis F. Müller, 1858 (additional source)
Marphysa aenea (Blanchard in Gay, 1849) (additional source)
Marphysa depressa (Schmarda, 1861) (additional source)
Nephthys macrura [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Aglaophamus macroura (Schmarda, 1861) (basis of record)
Nereis amblyodonta (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Perinereis amblyodonta (Schmarda, 1861) (new combination reference)
Nereis australis (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Platynereis australis (Schmarda, 1861) (new combination reference)
Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (additional source)
Nereis vallata Grube, 1857 accepted as Perinereis vallata (Grube, 1857) (additional source)
Nicolea gracilibranchis (Grube, 1878) (additional source)
Onuphis tubicola (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Hyalinoecia tubicola (O.F. Müller, 1776) (additional source)
Owenia fusiformis Delle Chiaje, 1844 (additional source)
Polydora polybranchia Haswell, 1885 accepted as Boccardia polybranchia (Haswell, 1885) (additional source)
Pomatoceros caeruleus (Schmarda, 1861) (new combination reference)
Protula bispiralis (Savigny, 1822) (additional source)
Pterautolytus Ehlers, 1907 accepted as Proceraea Ehlers, 1864 (original description)
Pterautolytus monoceros Ehlers, 1907 accepted as Proceraea monoceros (Ehlers, 1907) (original description)
Scolecolepides Ehlers, 1907 (original description)
Scolecolepides benhami Ehlers, 1907 (original description)
Serpula zelandica Baird, 1864 (additional source)
Serpula zetlandica [misspelling of zelandica] accepted as Serpula zelandica Baird, 1864 (basis of record)
Spirobranchus cariniferus (Gray, 1843) (new combination reference)
Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) (new combination reference)
Spirorbis perrieri Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Romanchella perrieri (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897) (additional source)
Stauronereis australis (Haswell, 1886) accepted as Schistomeringos australis (Haswell, 1886) (new combination reference)
Stauronereis incerta (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Schistomeringos incerta (Schmarda, 1861) (new combination reference)
Stylarioides parmatus Grube, 1877 accepted as Daylithos parmatus (Grube, 1877) (additional source)
Syllis closterobranchia Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (additional source)
Thelepus rugosus (Ehlers, 1897) accepted as Terebella plagiostoma Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Timarete ancylochaeta [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Timarete anchylochaeta (Schmarda, 1861) (basis of record)
Travisia olens Ehlers, 1897 (additional source)
Vermetus cariniferus Gray, 1843 accepted as Spirobranchus cariniferus (Gray, 1843) (source of synonymy)

Holotype ZMB 6723, geounit South Island, identified as Scolecolepides benhami Ehlers, 1907
Holotype ZMB 6747, geounit South Island, identified as Pterautolytus monoceros Ehlers, 1907

 Depth range

 for Scolecolepides benhami Ehlers, 1907

At shallow water.  [details]

 Diagnosis

 for Capitellides Ehlers, 1907

Original diagnosis by Ehlers (1907: 24): "Catellide ohne scharfe äusserliche Sonderung von Thorax und Abdomen, ... [details]

 Diagnosis

 for Pterautolytus Ehlers, 1907

Original diagnosis by Ehlers (1907: 8): "Unterscheidet sich von Autolytus durch den Besitz von zwei grossen ... [details]

 Diagnosis

 for Scolecolepides Ehlers, 1907

Original diagnosis by Ehlers (1907: 14): ''Kopflappen vorn am breitesten mit schmalem bis an das zweite Segment ... [details]

 Distribution

 for Scolecolepides benhami Ehlers, 1907

New Zealand: South Island (Moeraki, Otago; Heathcote River, Christchurch; Water of Leigh, Dunedin; lower estuaries ... [details]

 Editor's comment

 for Dasychone serratibranchis (Grube, 1878)

The several records as Dasychone serratibranchis from New Zealand (by Ehlers, Benham, Augener) were regarded by ... [details]

 Etymology

 for Scolecolepides Ehlers, 1907

Not stated. The name Scolecolepides is composed by the name of the genus Scolecolepis Malmgren, 1867, followed by ... [details]

 Etymology

 for Scolecolepides benhami Ehlers, 1907

The species is named for Sir William B. Benham (b. Isleworth, Middlesex, England, 29 March 1860 - d. Dunedin, New ... [details]

 Habitat

 for Scolecolepides benhami Ehlers, 1907

In soft sediment with a high clay-silt fraction, in the coastal seawater as well as in estuarine areas and enclosed ... [details]

 Homonymy

 for Capitellides Ehlers, 1907

Definitely meant as a new genus for Capitellides dispar collected from New Zealand. This is not a misreporting of a ... [details]

 Nomenclature

 for Cirratulus (Cirrinereis) [auct. lapsus]

Ehlers (1907) usage of one of several variant spelling usages of Cirrhineris Blainville, 1828, not a new subgenus [details]

 Taxonomy

 for Serpula vasifera Haswell, 1884

as many other larger taxa of the genus regarded to be a synonym of S. vermicularis (e.g. Dew 1959), but re-elevated ... [details]

 Type locality

 for Scolecolepides benhami Ehlers, 1907

Moeraki, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -45.357º, 170.847º).  [details]