Petaloconchus nigricans

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Petaloconchus nigricans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Petaloconchus
Species:
P. nigricans
Binomial name
Petaloconchus nigricans
(Dall, 1884)

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

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Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 60 mm. [2]

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References

  1. 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 .
  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.