Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Vermetidae Scientific name Petaloconchus glomeratus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Vermetoidea Genus Petaloconchus Rank Species | |
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Similar Petaloconchus, Thylacodes arenarius, Vermetus triquetrus, Petaloconchus intortus, Vermetus | ||
Petaloconchus glomeratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
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Description
Shells of Petaloconchus glomeratus can reach a size of 2–7 millimetres (0.079–0.276 in). They are elongate, 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
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