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Petaloconchus glomeratus

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Vermetidae - Petaloconchus glomeratus.JPG

| image_caption = Fossils of Petaloconchus glomeratus from Quaternary of Italy

| taxon = Petaloconchus glomeratus

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

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| synonyms =

  • Serpula conglomerata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Serpula glomerata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Vermetus gregarius f. solitarius Monterosato, 1892 (junior primary homonym)
  • Vermetus intortus Weinkauff, 1868 (synonym)
  • 'Vermetus subcancellatus Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. cylindratus Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. intortiformis Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. solitarius Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. trichus Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. tubulosus Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus f. vermiculina Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. albina Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. albinus Monterosato, 1884
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. cylindrata Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. intortiformis Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. minor Monterosato, 1884
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. solitaria Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. soluta Monterosato, 1884
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. tricha Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. tubulosa Monterosato, 1892
  • Vermetus subcancellatus var. vermiculina Monterosato, 1892

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Petaloconchus glomeratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.{{WRMS species|141939|Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758)|||Gofas, S. (2009). Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linné, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141939 on 9 July 2010}}

Description

Shells of Petaloconchus glomeratus can reach a size of {{convert|2|-|7|mm}}. They are elongated, tubular, and extremely irregular. These "worm shells" usually grow cemented in colonies onto a hard substrate.{{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=38353|title=Petaloconchus (Macrophagma) glomeratus|access-date=12 January 2019}}

Distribution

This species is present in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin and in North Atlantic Ocean.

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

External links

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  • [http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/list/thumbnails?taxon_id=4855 Animal Base]

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Category:Vermetidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1758

Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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