Serpulorbis arenarius

Serpulorbis arenarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vermetoidea
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Serpulorbis
Species: S. arenarius
Binomial name
Serpulorbis arenarius
(Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
  • Vermetus gigas Bivona in Philippi, 1836

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

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1767). Gofas, S. (2009). Serpulorbis arenarius (Linné, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141940 on 17 September 2010.