Petaloconchus keenae
Petaloconchus keenae is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific.[1] It has a symbiotic relationship with multiple coral genera, such as Porites, Montipora, and Pavona.[2]
| Petaloconchus keenae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Petaloconchus |
| Species: | P. keenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Petaloconchus keenae M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972 | |
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Petaloconchus keenae M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- Hoeksema, Bert W.; Harper, Charlotte E.; Langdon-Down, Sean J.; van der Schoot, Roel J.; Smith-Moorhouse, Annabel; Spaargaren, Roselle; Timmerman, Rosalie F. (March 2022). "Host Range of the Coral-Associated Worm Snail Petaloconchus sp. (Gastropoda: Vermetidae), a Newly Discovered Cryptogenic Pest Species in the Southern Caribbean". Diversity. 14 (3): 196. doi:10.3390/d14030196. ISSN 1424-2818.
- Hadfield, M. G. & Kay, E. A. In: Hadfield, M.G., Kay, E.A, Gillette, M.U. & Lloyd, M.C. (1972). The Vermetidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Hawaiian Islands. Marine Biology. 12(1): 81-98
External links
- Hadfield, M. G. & Kay, E. A. In: Hadfield, M.G., Kay, E.A, Gillette, M.U. & Lloyd, M.C. (1972). The Vermetidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Hawaiian Islands. Marine Biology. 12(1): 81-98
- Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa. 2948: 1-103
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