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Dendropoma corrodens

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Dendropoma corrodens
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D. corrodens
Binomial name
Dendropoma corrodens
(d’Orbigny, 1841)

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

Distribution

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. ^ 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. ^ a b 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.