Dendropoma corallinaceus, common name the colonial worm shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]
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Description edit
This snail is a filter feeder that spins a mucus net.[2]
Distribution edit
Found on the cape of South Africa. [2]
References edit
- ^ Dendropoma corallinaceus Keen & Morton. WoRMS (2009). Dendropoma corallinaceus Keen & Morton. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207903 on 9 July 2010 .
- ^ a b Branch, G. (2017). Two Oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 80-PA1. ISBN 978-1-77584-278-1. Retrieved 2022-01-01.