Petaloconchus erectus

Petaloconchus erectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vermetoidea
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Petaloconchus
Species: P. erectus
Binomial name
Petaloconchus erectus
(Dall, 1888)

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1400 m.[2]

References

  1. Petaloconchus erectus (Dall, 1888). WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus erectus (Dall, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419550 on 9 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 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.


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