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Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1767)Specimen from Tangiers, Morocco (actual size 73 mm).
Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1767)
Specimen from Tangiers, Morocco (actual size 73 mm).

709464 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:709464)

accepted
Species
Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination. Not...)  
original combination. Not Polychaeta, transferred to Vermetidae Mollusca
Vermicularia lineolata Gravenhorst, 1831 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 787 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=709464 on 2026-08-10
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=709464 on 2026-08-10
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2012-11-01 13:39:16Z
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Bieler, Rüdiger
2020-06-07 07:33:35Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Vermetus selectus Monterosato, 1878) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1878). Enumerazione e sinonimia delle Conchiglie mediterranee. <em>Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche.</em> 13: 61-115 [December 31st, 1878]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35333762
page(s): 88 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 787 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Vermetus gigas Bivona e Bernardi, 1832) Bivona-Bernardi Ant. (1832). Caratteri dei vermeti desunti da cinque specie che abitano nel mare di Palermo. <i>Effemeride Scientifiche e Letterarie per la Sicilia</i> 1: 59-62 [stated date february 1832]; 2: 3-8, pl. 2 [april] , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10183723
page(s): 5; pl. 2 fig. 1-2 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus gigas Bivona e Bernardi, 1832) Bivona-Bernardi, A., 1832. Caratteri di un nuovo genere di conchiglie fossili, estratti dalle Collettanee di Storia naturale, opera manoscritta del barone Antonino Bivona Bernardi. <i>Effemeridi Scientifiche e Letterarie per la Sicilia</i>, 1: 55–62, pl. 1; 2: 3–8, pl. 2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10183719
page(s): 5, pl. 2, figs. 1,2 [details] 

original description (of Serpulorbis polyphragma Sasso, 1827) Sasso, A. (1827). Saggio geologico sopra il Bacino terziario di Albenga. <i>Giornale Ligustico di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti</i>, 1(5): 467–484 [spelling as "Sassi" is in error], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9392003
page(s): 484 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus horridus Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083
page(s): 34; pl. 4 fig. 1, 2, 3, 7 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus scopulosus Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083
page(s): 32; pl. 3 fig. 5-6 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus verrucosus Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083
page(s): 33; pl. 3 fig. 4 [details] 

original description (of Vermicularia lineolata Gravenhorst, 1831) Gravenhorst I.L.C. (1831). Tergestina, oder Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen über einige bei Triest im Meere lebende Arten der Gattungen <i>Octopus, Doris, Pinna, Ascidia, Serpula, Echinus, Asterias, Ophiura, Holothuria, Actinia, Caryophyllia, Actinotus</i>. <i>Breslau [Wroclaw], W.G. Korn. 166 p.</i>: , available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=xRAAAAAAQAAJ
page(s): 57 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus gigas var. rufa Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus gigas var. destituta Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus gigas var. typica Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus gigas var. conglobata Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus horridus var. asperrima Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083
page(s): 35 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus polyphragma var. major Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus polyphragma var. tortuosa Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus polyphragma var. anguina Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus selectus var. arborea Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Vermetus selectus var. ramosa Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Monografia dei Vermeti del Mediterraneo. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 17 (1–3): 7–48; pls I–VII [August 25th, 1892]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39076083 [details] 

original description (of Thylacodus polyphragma var. aletes Mörch, 1862) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1861). Review of the Vermetidae (Part I). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1861: 145-181, pl. 25 [September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672669 [details] 

basis of record Landau, B. M.; Ceulemans, L.; Van Dingenen, F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 18 (2): 177-368.
page(s): 247, pl. 74 fig. 2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (139 publications) (from synonym Vermetus gigas Bivona e Bernardi, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serpulorbis polyphragma Sasso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (91 publications) (from synonym Vermetus arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas, coll... 
To Malacopics (Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Fuerteventura, C... 
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus gigas Bivona e Bernardi, 1832)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus selectus Monterosato, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Vermicularia lineolata Gravenhorst, 1831)
To PESI (from synonym Thylacodus polyphragma (Sasso, 1827))
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus gigas var. rufa Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus gigas var. destituta Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus gigas var. typica Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus gigas var. conglobata Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus horridus var. asperrima Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus polyphragma var. major Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus polyphragma var. tortuosa Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus polyphragma var. anguina Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus selectus var. arborea Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus selectus var. ramosa Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Thylacodus polyphragma var. aletes Mörch, 1862)
To PESI (from synonym Serpulorbis polyphragma Sasso, 1827)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus polyphragma (Sasso, 1827))
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus horridus Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus scopulosus Monterosato, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Vermetus verrucosus Monterosato, 1892)
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