Petaloconchus glomeratus

Petaloconchus glomeratus

Fossils of Petaloconchus glomeratus from Quaternary of Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vermetoidea
Family:	Vermetidae
Genus:	Petaloconchus
Species:	P. glomeratus
Binomial name
*Petaloconchus glomeratus* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms^[1]
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 elongate, 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

1 2 3 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.
1 2 Gastropods

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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