original description
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. [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment I have scanned both Baster and McIntosh two times, and not been able to find Serpula cochlea, even though McIntosh refers to Baster a number of times. The term cochlea (= shell) figures several times in Baster, however not together with Serpula. [details]