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Petaloconchus floridanus

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Species of gastropod

Petaloconchus floridanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Petaloconchus
Species: P. floridanus
Binomial name
Petaloconchus floridanus
Olsson & Harbison, 1953

Petaloconchus floridanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 31 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 73 m.

References

  1. Petaloconchus floridanus Olsson & Harbison, 1953. WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus floridanus Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419551 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Taxon identifiers
Petaloconchus floridanus


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