Dendropoma_corrodens

<i>Dendropoma corrodens</i>

Dendropoma corrodens

Species of gastropod

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

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Distribution

Found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. [1]

Description

The shell of this cemented species is usually not straight but coiled in one loose and irregular coil, however, the maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Dendropoma corrodens (d’Orbigny, 1841). WoRMS (2010). Dendropoma corrodens (d’Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419547 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. [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.


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