Petaloconchus keenae
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Petaloconchus keenae is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Petaloconchus keenae M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549433 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}
Distribution
This species is common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific. It is found in the Central Pacific: Guam and Hawaii.
Description
Petaloconchus keenae have typically coiled adult shells as seen on smooth surfaces and irregularly coiled adult shells. The shell harbors in the anterior part of the relatively small soft body, which is able to retreat wholly in the shell. The operculum is smaller than the aperture. Petaloconchus keenae can have a body length of up to 42mm and their body volume can reach to 6.56 cm3.
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External links
- [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/30847385_The_Vermetidae_Mollusca_Gastropoda_of_the_Hawaiian_Islands Hadfield, M. G. & Kay, E. A. In: Hadfield, M.G., Kay, E.A, Gillette, M.U. & Lloyd, M.C. (1972). The Vermetidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Hawaiian Islands. Marine Biology. 12(1): 81-98]
- [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02948p103.pdf Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa. 2948: 1-103]
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