Biology:Dendropoma irregulare

From HandWiki
Revision as of 22:09, 12 February 2024 by HamTop (talk | contribs) (over-write)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of gastropod

Dendropoma irregulare
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Dendropoma
Species:
D. irregulare
Binomial name
Dendropoma irregulare
(d’Orbigny, 1841)

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

  1. 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 .
  2. "WoRMS - Dendropoma irregulare (d'Orbigny, 1841)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419549#distributions. 
  3. 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