Petaloconchus varians

Petaloconchus varians
	Encrusted colonies
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Vermetidae
Genus:	Petaloconchus
Species:	P. varians
Binomial name
	Petaloconchus varians; (d’Orbigny, 1839)

Last updated June 09, 2025

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

Description

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

References

↑ 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 .
↑ 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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[WoRMS-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 .

[Welch_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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