Thylacodes natalensis

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Thylacodes natalensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Thylacodes
Species:
T. natalensis
Binomial name
Thylacodes natalensis
(Mörch, 1862)

Thylacodes natalensis, common name the solitary worm shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The species was previously known as Serpulorbis natalensis. [1]

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References

  1. Serpulorbis natalensis . WoRMS (2009). Serpulorbis natalensis. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225192 on 9 July 2010 .