West Indian Worm Snail

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(Philippi, 1836)

Vermicularia spirata

West Indian Worm Snail

Phylum:

Mollusca

Taxonomy

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Caenogastropoda

Family:

Turritellidae

ANSP 186788

Shell Information

Length (mm):

Chirality:

Dextral

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

North Carolina to Brazil

Depth (m):

3 to 80 meters

Diet:

Suspension feeder

Habitat:

Coral reefs

Works Cited

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Vermicularia spirata (R. A. Philippi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160074 on 2024-12-03.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.