Dendropoma
Encyclopedia
Dendropoma is a genus
of irregularly-coiled sea snail
s known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae
, the worm snails.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Dendropoma :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of irregularly-coiled sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae
Vermetidae
Vermetidae, common name the worm snails or worm shells, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha....
, the worm snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Dendropoma :
- Dendropoma anguliferumDendropoma anguliferumDendropoma anguliferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Monterosato, 1884) - Dendropoma corallinaceum (Tomlin, 1939)
- Dendropoma corrodensDendropoma corrodensDendropoma corrodens is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(d'Orbigny, 1842) - ringed wormsnail - Dendropoma exsertumDendropoma exsertumDendropoma exsertum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(DallW. H. DallWilliam Healey Dall was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska...
, 1881) - Dendropoma ghanaense Keen & Morton, 1960
- Dendropoma irregulareDendropoma irregulareDendropoma irregulare is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(d'Orbigny, 1842) - irregular wormsnail - Dendropoma lituella (MörchOtto Andreas Lowson MörchOtto Andreas Lowson Mörch was a biologist, specifically a malacologist. He lived in Sweden, in Denmark, and in France.- Taxa described :Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include:...
, 1861) - flat wormsnail - Dendropoma marchadi Keen & Morton, 1960
- Dendropoma maximumDendropoma maximumDendropoma maximum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Sowerby, 1825 - Dendropoma mejillonensisDendropoma mejillonensisDendropoma mejillonensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Pacheco & Laudien, 2008 - Dendropoma nebulosumDendropoma nebulosumDendropoma nebulosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Dillwyn, 1817) - Dendropoma petraeumDendropoma petraeumDendropoma petraeum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.-External links:...
(Monterosato, 1884) - Dendropoma rastrum (MörchOtto Andreas Lowson MörchOtto Andreas Lowson Mörch was a biologist, specifically a malacologist. He lived in Sweden, in Denmark, and in France.- Taxa described :Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include:...
, 1861) - California wormsnail - Dendropoma squamiferaDendropoma squamiferaDendropoma squamifera is a species of irregularly-coiled sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails.-References:...
PonderWinston PonderWinston F. Ponder B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, D.Sc. is a noted malacologist from New Zealand who has named and described many marine animals, especially micromolluscs. He is a graduate of the University of Auckland, New Zealand....
, 1967 - Dendropoma tholiaDendropoma tholiaDendropoma tholia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Keen & Morton, 1960
External links
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1