Dendropoma gregarium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Vermetidae |
Genus: | Dendropoma |
Species: | D. gregarium
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Binomial name | |
Dendropoma gregarium M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972
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Synonyms | |
Dendropoma gregaria [sic] (incorrect gender ending) |
Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific. [1]
The Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail in the family Vermetidae. [2] It is identifiable by its brown shell that forms in irregular coils around its body, making it resemble a worm. [3]
D. gregarium is found in Hawaii and the Tropical Eastern Pacific. [4] In Hawaiian it is known as kio pōhakupele or kio po'apo'ai. [5]
D. gregarium inhabit the intertidal and subtidal zone. [6] All worm snails are sessile, they attach to rocks or hard surfaces where they will remain for their entire lives. [7] While on these rocks they often look like small black holes. [8]
Dendropoma gregarium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Vermetidae |
Genus: | Dendropoma |
Species: | D. gregarium
|
Binomial name | |
Dendropoma gregarium M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972
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Synonyms | |
Dendropoma gregaria [sic] (incorrect gender ending) |
Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific. [1]
The Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail in the family Vermetidae. [2] It is identifiable by its brown shell that forms in irregular coils around its body, making it resemble a worm. [3]
D. gregarium is found in Hawaii and the Tropical Eastern Pacific. [4] In Hawaiian it is known as kio pōhakupele or kio po'apo'ai. [5]
D. gregarium inhabit the intertidal and subtidal zone. [6] All worm snails are sessile, they attach to rocks or hard surfaces where they will remain for their entire lives. [7] While on these rocks they often look like small black holes. [8]