Petaloconchus varians

Petaloconchus varians is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]

Petaloconchus varians
Encrusted colonies
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 200 mm.[2]

References
  1. 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 .
  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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.