Tenagodus anguinus | |
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Five view of a shell of Tenagodus anguinus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Siliquariidae |
Genus: | Tenagodus |
Species: | T. anguinus |
Binomial name | |
Tenagodus anguinus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Serpula anguinaLinnaeus, 1758 Contents |
Tenagodus anguinus is a species of unusual sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae, the slit worm shells.
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]
Tenagodus anguinus is found in the Indian Ocean including around Madagascar. [1] [3]
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