Vermicularia knorrii
| Vermicularia knorrii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vermiculariinae |
| Genus: | Vermicularia |
| Species: | V. knorrii |
| Binomial name | |
| Vermicularia knorrii (Deshayes, 1843) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vermetus knorrii Deshaayes, 1843 | |
Vermicularia knorrii, common name Florida worm snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]
Description
Vermicularia knorrii has a shell that reaches a length or 20 - 80 mm.[2] The apex of this shell is pure white and translucent, while the later whorls turn to pale brown and shows prominent spiral cords. When it grows the shell becomes loosely and irregular coiled and the whorls do not touch each other any more.
Distribution
This species can be found in Caribbean Sea and in Gulf of Mexico (especially in Yucatan, Florida, Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico)
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 110 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Vermicularia knorrii (Deshayes, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 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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