Vermicularia spirata

Vermicularia spirata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Subfamily: Vermiculariinae
Genus: Vermicularia
Species: V. spirata
Binomial name
Vermicularia spirata
(Philippi, 1836)
Synonyms[1]

Vermetus quadrangulus Philippi, 1848
Vermetus spiratus Philippi, 1836
Vermiculus spiratus (Philippi, 1836)
Vermiculus spiratus var. bicarinata Môrch, 1861
Vermiculus spiratus var. melanosclera Môrch, 1861
Vermiculus spiratus var. quadrangularis Môrch, 1861
Vermiculus spiratus var. scalaris Môrch, 1861
Vermiculus spiratus var. teres Môrch, 1861
Vermiculus spiratus var. ungulina Môrch, 1861

Vermicularia spirata, common name the West Indian worm-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 90 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Vermicularia spirata (Philippi, 1836).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160074 on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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.