Vermicularia radicula, common name the northern wormsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]
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Vermetus radilula Stimpson, 1851 | |
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Description edit
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 5.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Vermicularia radicula (Stimpson, 1851). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ 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.