Petaloconchus glomeratus

Petaloconchus glomeratus
	Fossils of Petaloconchus glomeratus from Quaternary of Italy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Vermetidae
Genus:	Petaloconchus
Species:	P. glomeratus
Binomial name
	Petaloconchus glomeratus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 ;

Petaloconchus glomeratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.^[1]

Description

Shells of Petaloconchus glomeratus can reach a size of 2–7 millimetres (0.079–0.276 in). They are elongated, tubular, and extremely irregular. These "worm shells" usually grow cemented in colonies onto a hard substrate.^[2]

Distribution

This species is present in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin and in North Atlantic Ocean.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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 .
^ ^a ^b "Petaloconchus (Macrophagma) glomeratus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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.

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[WoRMS-1] 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 .

[AA-2] "Petaloconchus (Macrophagma) glomeratus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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