Dendropoma corrodens

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Dendropoma corrodens is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.{{WRMS species|419547|Dendropoma corrodens (d’Orbigny, 1841)|||WoRMS (2010). Dendropoma corrodens (d’Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419547 on 9 July 2010}}

Distribution

Found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Description

The shell of this cemented species is usually not straight but coiled in one loose and irregular coil, however, the maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.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}}.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

References

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Category:Vermetidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1841

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