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Taxonomy
Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
Nomenclature
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Family: SerpulidaeGenus: Serpula
Species:
Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
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Synonyms: 7
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SUMMARY
According to Baird this was "a small species collected at Narcon Island during Captain Sir J. Ross's Antarctic exploring expedition", one specimen, without tube. The location of Narcon Island is a mystery, but some believe Baird misread the specimen label, and the collection site was in reality Marion Island in the Subantarctic Indian Ocean, where the Challenger Expedition found it abundantly. Another possibility is that it was a short-lived placename later replaced.