Tenagodus anguinus

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Tenagodus anguinus
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Five view of a shell of Tenagodus anguinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Siliquariidae
Genus: Tenagodus
Species:
T. anguinus
Binomial name
Tenagodus anguinus
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms [1]

Serpula anguinaLinnaeus, 1758
Serpula muricataBorn, 1780
Serpula volvoxDillwyn, 1817
Tenagodes anguinusLinnaeus, 1758

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Tenagodus anguinus is a species of unusual sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae, the slit worm shells.

Description

The shell is thick and irregularly coiled in a gradually tapered spiral, with rather distant whorls. It has longitudinal ridges with spines on them throughout its length. It is generally a dirty-looking white colour, pale yellow or buff. The uncoiled length could be up to 8 inches (200 mm). [2] [3]

Distribution

Tenagodus anguinus is found in the Indian Ocean including around Madagascar. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Decock, Wim (2010). "Tenagodus anguinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  2. Siliquaria anguina BioSearch. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. 1 2 Dillwyn, Lewis Weston (1817). A descriptive catalogue of recent shells. p. 1080.