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Dendropoma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Vermetidae

Scientific name
  
Dendropoma

Higher classification
  
Vermetidae

Superfamily
  
Vermetoidea

Subfamily
  
Dendropomatinae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

Dendropoma wwwmolluscsoftasmanianetGenus20imagesDendropo

Similar
  
Vermetidae, Gastropods, Molluscs, Vermetus, Vermetus triquetrus

Patella ferruginea y dendropoma petraeum


Dendropoma is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails.

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Species

Dendropoma WoRMS World Register of Marine Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Dendropoma :

Dendropoma Bioconstructions formed by Dendropoma lebeche sp nov and

  • Dendropoma andamanicum (Prashad & Rao, 1933)
  • Dendropoma anguliferum (Monterosato, 1884)
  • Dendropoma corallinaceum (Tomlin, 1939)
  • Dendropoma corrodens (d'Orbigny, 1842) - ringed wormsnail
  • Dendropoma exsertum (Dall, 1881)
  • Dendropoma ghanaense Keen & Morton, 1960
  • Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay, 1972
  • Dendropoma irregulare (d'Orbigny, 1842) - irregular wormsnail
  • Dendropoma lituella (Mörch, 1861) - flat wormsnail
  • Dendropoma marchadi Keen & Morton, 1960
  • Dendropoma maximum Sowerby, 1825
  • Dendropoma mejillonensis Pacheco & Laudien, 2008
  • Dendropoma meroclista Hadfield & Kay, 1972
  • Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884)
  • Dendropoma planatum (Suter, 1913)
  • Dendropoma psarocephala Hadfield & Kay, 1972
  • Dendropoma rastrum (Mörch, 1861) - California wormsnail
  • Dendropoma rhyssoconcha Hadfield & Kay, 1972
  • Dendropoma squamiferum Ponder, 1967
  • Dendropoma tholia Keen & Morton, 1960
    • Species brought into synonymy
    Dendropoma WoRMS Photogallery

  • Dendropoma annulatus auct.: synonym of Dendropoma corrodens (d’Orbigny, 1841)
  • Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi, 1857): synonym of Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884)
  • Dendropoma gregaria [sic] : synonym of Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay, 1972
  • Dendropoma mejillonensis [sic]: synonym of Dendropoma mejillonense Pacheco & Laudien, 2008

    • Dendropoma Gregarious Worm Snail Dendropoma gregaria

    Dendropoma Gregarious Worm Snail Dendropoma gregaria

    References

    Dendropoma Wikipedia
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