Vermetus afer

Vermetus afer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vermetoidea
Family: Vermetidae
Subfamily: Vermetinae
Genus: Vermetus
Species: V. afer
Binomial name
Vermetus afer
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]

Serpula afra Gmelin, 1791

Vermetus afer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Vermetus afer (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2009). Vermetus afer (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=438934 on 9 July 2010.


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