Petaloconchus varians

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

Petaloconchus varians
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vermetoidea
Family:
Vermetidae
Genus:
Petaloconchus
Species:
P. varians
Binomial name
Petaloconchus varians
(d’Orbigny, 1839)

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 200 mm.[2]

Habitat

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

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References
  1. Petaloconchus varians (d’Orbigny, 1839). WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus varians (d’Orbigny, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419554 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. 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.


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