Petaloconchus floridanus

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Petaloconchus floridanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Petaloconchus
Species:
P. floridanus
Binomial name
Petaloconchus floridanus
Olsson & Harbison, 1953

Petaloconchus floridanus is a

mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 31 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 73 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Petaloconchus floridanus Olsson & Harbison, 1953. WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus floridanus Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419551 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. ^ .