Dendropoma corrodens explained

Dendropoma corrodens is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.

Distribution

Found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Description

The shell of this cemented species is usually not straight but coiled in one loose and irregular coil, however, the maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.[1]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .