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> Dendropoma rhyssoconchum
Created 10/29/2022
Family
Vermetidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Dendropoma rhyssoconchum
FRILLED WORM SNAIL
Common among crustose coralline algae in shallow water. Coiled
or conforming to the substrate, brown with close-set rings crossed by
axial ridges, giving it a frilled texture. Aperture dark brown, diameter
4mm, overall diameter or length of 20mm. Formerly known as Dendropoma
rhyssoconcha.
Endemic to Hawaii. |
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