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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae worm shells

Genus: Petaloconchus

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15 species (see list below)
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Petaloconchus cochlidium
[]
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Petaloconchus compactus
[Compact wormsnail]
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Petaloconchus complicatus
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus erectus
[Erect wormsnail]
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Petaloconchus flavescens
[]
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Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus floridanus
[Florida worm shell]
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Petaloconchus glomeratus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Petaloconchus keenaeHadfield & Kay, 1972

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Petaloconchus keenae
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Petaloconchus macrophragma
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus mcgintyi
[McGinty wormsnail]
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Petaloconchus montereyensis
[Monterey wormsnail]
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Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus myrakeenae
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus nigricans
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Petaloconchus renisectus
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Max. Length 20 cm DL
 
Petaloconchus varians
[Variable wormsnail]


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