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Family: Vermetidae worm shells



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54 species (see list below)
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Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 45 cm SHL
Ceraesignum maximum(Sowerby, 1825)

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio
 
Ceraesignum maximum
[Great worm shell]
No picture found
 
Cupolaconcha meroclista
[]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma anguliferum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Dendropoma corrodens
[Ringed wormsnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Dendropoma exsertum
[]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma gregarium
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Dendropoma irregulare
[Irregular wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma lituella
[Flat wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma mejillonense
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Dendropoma nebulosum
[]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma petraeum
[]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma platypus
[]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma rastrum
[California wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Dendropoma rhyssoconchum
[]
No picture found
 
Eualetes tulipa
[]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus cochlidium
[]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus compactus
[Compact wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus complicatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus erectus
[Erect wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus flavescens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus floridanus
[Florida worm shell]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus glomeratus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Petaloconchus keenaeHadfield & Kay, 1972

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Petaloconchus keenae
[]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus macrophragma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus mcgintyi
[McGinty wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus montereyensis
[Monterey wormsnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus myrakeenae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus nigricans
[]
No picture found
 
Petaloconchus renisectus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus varians
[Variable wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Serpulorbis arenarius
[Worm shell]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Serpulorbis birugosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Serpulorbis catella
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Serpulorbis colubrinus(Röding, 1798)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Serpulorbis colubrinus
[Snake-like worm shell]
No picture found
 
Serpulorbis daidai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm DL
 
Serpulorbis decussatus
[Decussate wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Serpulorbis dentiferus
[]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SHL
Serpulorbis medusae(Pilsbry, 1891)

Photo by FAO
 
Serpulorbis medusae
[Jellyfish worm shell]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
 
Serpulorbis riisei
[]
No picture found
 
Serpulorbis roussaei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Serpulorbis squamolineatus
[]
No picture found
 
Thylacodes adamsii
[]
No picture found
 
Thylacodes colubrinus
[]
No picture found
 
Thylacodes decussatus
[]
No picture found
 
Thylacodes sipho
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SHD
 
Thylacodes squamigerus
[Scaled wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Thylacodes variabilis
[Vermetid worm]
No picture found
 
Vermetus brasiliensis
[]
No picture found
 
Vermetus compactus
[Northern compact wormsnail]
No picture found
 
Vermetus granulatus
[]
No picture found
 
Vermetus rugulosus
[]
No picture found
 
Vermetus semisurrectus
[]
No picture found
 
Vermetus tokyoensis
[]
No picture found
 
Vermetus triquetrus
[]


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