Vermicularia radicula

Vermicularia radicula, common name the northern wormsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]

Vermicularia radicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Subfamily:
Vermiculariinae
Genus:
Vermicularia
Species:
V. radicula
Binomial name
Vermicularia radicula
(Stimpson, 1851)
Synonyms[1]

Vermetus radilula Stimpson, 1851
Vermiculus spiratus var. cinerea Môrch, 1861

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 61 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 5.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[2]

References
  1. Vermicularia radicula (Stimpson, 1851). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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