Petaloconchus nigricans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Petaloconchus |
| Species: | P. nigricans
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| Binomial name | |
| Petaloconchus nigricans (Dall, 1884)
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Petaloconchus nigricans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 60 mm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Petaloconchus nigricans (Dall, 1884). WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus nigricans (Dall, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419553 on 9 July 2010 .
- ^ 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.