Biology:Dendropoma irregulare
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Dendropoma irregulare | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Vermetidae |
Genus: | Dendropoma |
Species: | D. irregulare
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Binomial name | |
Dendropoma irregulare (d’Orbigny, 1841)
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Dendropoma irregulare is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]
Distribution
Found in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. [2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 36 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Dendropoma irregulare (d’Orbigny, 1841). WoRMS (2010). Dendropoma irregulare (d’Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419549 on 9 July 2010 .
- ↑ "WoRMS - Dendropoma irregulare (d'Orbigny, 1841)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419549#distributions.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3174481 entry