Vermes in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae

In 1758, in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, the Swedish scientist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus described the class "Vermes" as:[1] Animals of slow motion, soft substance, able to increase their bulk and restore parts which have been destroyed, extremely tenacious of life, and the inhabitants of moist places.

Many of them are without a distinct head, and most of them without feet.

They are principally distinguished by their tentacles (or feelers).

By the Ancients they were not improperly called imperfect animals, as being destitute of ears, nose, head, eyes and legs; and are therefore totally distinct from Insects.Linnaean Characteristics[2] The class Vermes, as Linnaeus conceived it, was a rather diverse and mismatched grouping of animals; basically it served as a wastebasket taxon for any invertebrate species that was not an arthropod.

With the advent of the scientific understanding of evolution, it became clear that many of the animals in these groups were not in fact closely related, and so the class Vermes was dropped for several (at least 30) phyla.

The common earthworm was named Lumbricus terrestris in 1758.
The sheep liver fluke was named Fasciola hepatica in 1758.
The black slug was named Limax ater in 1758.
The beadlet anemone was named Priapus equinus in 1758.
The common cuttlefish was named Sepia officinalis in 1758.
The moon jellyfish was named Medusa aurita in 1758.
The horned sea star was named Asterias nodosa in 1758.
The black sea urchin was named Echinus lixula in 1758.
Barnea candida was named Pholas candidus in 1758.
The common softshell was named Myes arenaria in 1758.
The pod razor was named Solen siliqua in 1758.
The Baltic tellin was named Tellina balthica in 1758.
The common cockle was named Cardium edule in 1758.
The hard clam was named Venus mercenaria in 1758.
The warty venus was named Venus verrucosa in 1758.
The edible oyster was named Ostrea edulis in 1758.
The blue mussel was named Mytilus edulis in 1758.
The chambered nautilus was named Nautilus pompilius in 1758.
The marbled cone was named Conus marmoreus in 1758.
The Glory-of-the-Atlantic cone was named Conus granulatus in 1758.
The Arabian cowry was named Cypraea arabica in 1758.
The gnawed cowry was named Cypraea erosa in 1758.
The tiger cowry was named Cypraea tigris in 1758.
Mitra paupercula was named Voluta paupercula in 1758.
The dog whelk was named Buccinum lapillus in 1758.
The common whelk was named Buccinum undatum in 1758.
The pelican's foot was named Strombus pes pelecani in 1758.
The banded dye murex was named Murex trunculus in 1758.
The great green turban was named Turbo marmoratus in 1758.
The West Indian top shell was named Turbo pica in 1758.
The Roman snail was named Helix pomatia in 1758.
The common purple snail was named Helix janthina in 1758.
The great pond snail was named Helix stagnalis in 1758.
The blotched nerite was named Nerita albicilla in 1758.
Shell & opercula of Nerita peloronta
The virgin paua was named Haliotis marmorata in 1758.
The brachiopod Lingula anatina was named Patella unguis in 1758.
The blue-rayed limpet was named Patella pellucida in 1758.
The organ pipe coral was named Tubipora musica in 1758.
The chlorophyte Volvox was included among the animals in the 1758 Systema Naturae as two species: Volvox globator & Volvox chaos