World Polychaeta Database - Serpula cristata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25

WoRMS name details

Serpula cristata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25

AphiaID

430151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430151)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (subjective synonym)

Accepted name

Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767

Rank

Species

Parent

Serpula Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Serpula cristata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): fig.7 [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy of Serpula cristata Lamarck, 1818, a fossil taxon

Homonymy of Serpula cristata Lamarck, 1818, a fossil taxon [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Serpula cristata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1820-25. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430151 on 2025-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-11-09 14:37:32Z

created

ten Hove, Harry

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): fig.7 [details]

From editor or global species database

Homonymy of Serpula cristata Lamarck, 1818, a fossil taxon [details]