Petaloconchus varians | |
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Encrusted colonies | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Vermetidae |
Genus: | Petaloconchus |
Species: | P. varians |
Binomial name | |
Petaloconchus varians (d’Orbigny, 1839) |
Petaloconchus varians is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 200 mm.
References
- Petaloconchus varians (d’Orbigny, 1839). WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus varians (d’Orbigny, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419554 on 9 July 2010 .
- 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 | |
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Petaloconchus varians |
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