Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131495 on 2026-04-05
accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Miscellanea zoologica. Quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrum van Cleef
Pallas, P.S. (1766) Miscellanea zoologica. Quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrum van Cleef. Hagí Comitum., xii + 224 pp.;14 pls.
[POLYCHAETA context, Vol.3] Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del Regno di Napoli. Volume 3. 1-232. Stamperia della Societa' Tipografica. Napoli.
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Geologiske og zoologiske Iagttagelser, anstillede paa en Reise i en Deel af Trondhjems Stift i Sommerren 1862
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Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. Volume 2.
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Sur les Wartelia, genre nouveau d'Annélides, considérés à tort comme des embryons de Térébelles.
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The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II.
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
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Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”.
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp.
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean.
A monograph of the British marine annelids. Polychaeta, Sabellidae to Serpulidae. With additions to the British marine Polychaeta during the publication of the monograph
McIntosh, W.C. 1923. A monograph of the British marine annelids. Polychaeta, Sabellidae to Serpulidae. With additions to the British marine Polychaeta during the publication of the monograph. Ray Society of London, 4(2): 251-538.
Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.)
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[Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
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Holtmann, S.E.; Groenewold, A.; Schrader, K.H.M.; Asjes, J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Duineveld, G.C.A.; van Bostelen, A.J.; van der Meer, J. (1996). Atlas of the zoobenthos of the Dutch continental shelf. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management: Rijswijk, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-369-4301-9. 243 pp.
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[Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria
Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842.
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Deuxième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice, ou déposées dans la Musée Océanographique de Monaco
Fauvel, Pierre. (1909). Deuxième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice, ou déposées dans la Musée Océanographique de Monaco. Bulletin de l'Institute Océanographique de Monaco. 142: 1-76.
Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper. 23: 1-628.
Zur Kenntnis der terebellomorphen Polychaeten.
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Hilbig, Brigitte 2000. Family Terebellidae Grube, 1851. pages 231-294. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul Valentich. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 7 - The Annelida Part 4. Polychaeta: Fabelligeridae to Sternaspidae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
[Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana
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Coloured Lanice conchilega experiemntal set-up, tentacle evolution.
Tube of sand mason worm projecting form the sand, on the beach of Oostende, Belgium (2014.05.23).
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - North Sea
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Westerschelde
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Baie de la Seine
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Birkenfels (shipwreck)
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Golfe Normanno-Breton
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Oosterschelde
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Plymouth
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Roscoff
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Voordelta
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Wenduine
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Wimereux
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Madagascar
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Red Sea
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Oostduinkerke
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Nereis conchilega Pallas, 1766 - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Amphitrite flexuosa Delle Chiaje, 1828 - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Amphitrite tondi Delle Chiaje, 1828 - Naples Gulf
Distribution for Terebella artifex Sars, 1863 - Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Terebella pectoralis Quatrefages, 1866 - France
Distribution for Terebella prudens Quatrefages, 1866 - France
Distribution for Wartelia gonotheca Giard, 1878 - France
Distribution for Terebella littoralis Dalyell, 1853 [non Linnaean as 'littoralis seu arenaria'] - United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 131495
Taxon Description AMBI ecological group for Taxon denoted by name 131495
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 131495
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 131495
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit cm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Life stage adult