| Petaloconchus glomeratus | |
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| Fossils of Petaloconchus glomeratus from Quaternary of Italy | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Petaloconchus |
| Species: | P. glomeratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petaloconchus glomeratus | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Petaloconchus glomeratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. [1]
Shells of Petaloconchus glomeratus can reach a size of 2–7 millimetres (0.079–0.276 in). They are elongated, tubular, and extremely irregular. These "worm shells" usually grow cemented in colonies onto a hard substrate. [2]
This species is present in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin and in North Atlantic Ocean. [1] [2]
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