Dendropoma maximum

Dendropoma maximum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Dendropoma
Species:
D. maximum
Binomial name
Dendropoma maximum
Synonyms[2]

Dendropoma maximum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[2]

Description

These snails are sessile, although the larvae are capable of swimming to disperse, and live on coral reefs. They feed with a mucus net. Females are identifiable by a mantle slit.[3]

Distribution

Found throughout the Indo-Pacific.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sowerby, G. B., I. 1825. A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville, arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system; together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species. London: E. J. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Dendropoma maximum Sowerby, 1825. WoRMS (2009). Dendropoma maximum Sowerby, 1825. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207902 on 9 July 2010 .
  3. ^ Phillips, Nicole E.; Shima, Jeffrey S. (2010). [PDF] Reproduction of the vermetid gastropod Dendropoma maximum (Sowerby, 1825) in Moorea, French Polynesia. Vol. 76. pp. 133–137. doi:10.1093/MOLLUS/EYP049. S2CID 55845398. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Shima, Jeffrey S.; Osenberg, Craig W.; Stier, Adrian C. (2010-12-23). "The vermetid gastropod Dendropoma maximum reduces coral growth and survival". Biology Letters. 6 (6): 815–818. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0291. PMC 3001362. PMID 20484230.


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