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Petaloconchus glomeratus

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Species of gastropod

Petaloconchus glomeratus
Fossils of Petaloconchus glomeratus from Quaternary of Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Petaloconchus
Species: P. glomeratus
Binomial name
Petaloconchus glomeratus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Serpula conglomerata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Serpula glomerata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Vermetus gregarius f. solitarius Monterosato, 1892 (junior primary homonym)
  • Vermetus intortus Weinkauff, 1868 (synonym)
  • 'Vermetus subcancellatus Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. cylindratus Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. intortiformis Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. solitarius Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. trichus Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. tubulosus Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. vermiculina Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. albina Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. albinus Monterosato, 1884
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. cylindrata Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. intortiformis Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. minor Monterosato, 1884
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. solitaria Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. soluta Monterosato, 1884
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. tricha Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. tubulosa Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. vermiculina Monterosato, 1892

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

Description

Shells of Petaloconchus glomeratus can reach a size of 2–7 millimetres (0.079–0.276 in). They are elongated, tubular, and extremely irregular. These "worm shells" usually grow cemented in colonies onto a hard substrate.

Distribution

This species is present in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin and in North Atlantic Ocean.

References

  1. ^ Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758). Gofas, S. (2009). Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linné, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141939 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. ^ "Petaloconchus (Macrophagma) glomeratus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

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Taxon identifiers
Petaloconchus glomeratus


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